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Two of the most significant documentaries, both made by NHNZ, are Kakapo – Night Parrot (1982) and To Save the Kakapo (1997). Sirocco on Maud Island The BBC's Natural History Unit featured the kākāpō, including a sequence with Sir David Attenborough in The Life of Birds .
Sirocco (hatched 23 March 1997) [1] is a kākāpō, a large, flightless, nocturnal parrot, and one of the remaining living individuals numbering only 244 (as of 2024). [2] He achieved individual fame following an incident on the BBC television series Last Chance to See in which he attempted to mate with zoologist Mark Carwardine.
English: Kakapo exhibit at the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna العربية: معرض كاكابو في متحف التَّاريخ الطَّبيعي في فيينا. Date
It’s migration time for winter seabirds along the East Coast.
The main predators were birds: harriers, falcons, owls, and the massive, extinct Haast's eagle. Many of the adaptations found in the avifauna reflect the unique context in which they evolved . This unique balance was disrupted with the arrival of the Polynesians , who introduced the Polynesian rat and the kurī ( Polynesian dog ) to the island.
A rare sighting of a blue rock thrush was made by an amateur photographer at the Oregon Coast. It had only been seen in North America one other time.
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Of the nine species in the New Zealand parrot superfamily Strigopoidea, the Norfolk kākā [1] [2] and Chatham kākā [3] became extinct in recent history. The last known individual of the Norfolk Kākā died in its cage in London sometime after 1851, [4] and only between seven [5] and 20 [6] skins survive.