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Kea are social and live in groups of up to 13 birds. [33] Isolated individuals do badly in captivity, but respond well to seeing themselves in a mirror. [34] Kea chick, Weltvogelpark Walsrode, Germany. In one study, nest sites occur at a density of one per 4.4 square kilometres (1.7 sq mi). [35]
So in 1999 it was declared an 'unwanted organism' under the Biosecurity Act, and a plan to remove the estimated 200 feral birds was made. [12] Live trapping of the birds was carried out. [13] The population appears under control, and there is an ongoing programme to ensure they do not establish a self-sustaining wild population. [14]
The New Zealand parrot family, Strigopidae, [1] consists of at least three genera of parrots – Nestor, Strigops, the fossil Nelepsittacus, [2] [3] and probably the fossil Heracles. [4] The genus Nestor consists of the kea , kākā , Norfolk kākā and Chatham kākā , [ 5 ] [ 6 ] while the genus Strigops contains the iconic kākāpō . [ 5 ]
The Kea (Nestor notabilis) is a species of parrot (family Nestoridae) found in forested and alpine regions of the South Island of New Zealand.The Kea is one of the few alpine parrots in the world, and includes carrion in an omnivorous diet consisting mainly of roots, leaves, berries, nectar and insects.
The kea parrots in New Zealand would interpret the warbling laughter of another kea as an invitation to play. When the researchers would play the laughter through speakers, the keas "would ...
Numerous challenges are found in studying wild parrots, as they are difficult to catch and once caught, they are difficult to mark. Most wild bird studies rely on banding or wing tagging, but parrots chew off such attachments. [64] Parrots also tend to range widely, and consequently many gaps occur in knowledge of their behaviour.
Parrots, also known as psittacines (/ ˈ s ɪ t ə s aɪ n z /), [1] [2] are the 402 species of birds that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions, of which 387 are extant. The order is subdivided into three superfamilies: the Psittacoidea ("true" parrots), the Cacatuoidea (cockatoos), and the ...
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