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Kea, Nestor notabilis

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Playful Keas

Keas are large alpine parrots from New Zealand. Intelligent and social, they have olive-green plumage, a red rump, and a long, curved beak. Keas produce a distinct warbling call, a...

New Zealand Hikers Swarmed By The World’s Only Alpine Parrots

Column: К»Ane halapohe ke kДЃkДЃpЕЌ, ka manu aloha o Aotearoa

Synopsis: A new program has been developed to protect the indigenous käkäpö of Aotearoa, a type of flightless parrot that is ill equipped to evade poachers or predators.

Conservation milestone: Sedgwick County Zoo raises rare baby birds

Three Kea raised in Sedgwick County represent the majority of surviving chicks hatched this year in AZA-accredited zoos.

Waikato ecosanctuary welcomes more kДЃkДЃpЕЌ and Mahoenui giant wД“tДЃ

There are now five kДЃkДЃpЕЌ at Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari in Waikato, as part of a mainland habitat trial that began in 2023.

Pakele — last known wild ‘akikiki, a native Hawaiian honeycreeper unique to Garden Isle — honored by Kaua‘i County Counc...

"Kaua‘i County Council proudly honors Pakele’s extraordinary life and enduring legacy as a symbol of hope and resilience for the ‘akikiki," says a council Facebook post from Aug. 2...

KДЃkДЃpЕЌ population soars to 325

This season 90 chicks have passed the 150 days old milestone bring the critically endangered parrot numbers from 235 to 325.

Newsroom daily quiz, Thursday 8 October

Which native bird is depicted on the NZ Series 7 ten-dollar note? T...

Kākāpō rising: 90 chicks swell population of the world’s heaviest parrot

Critically endangered New Zealand bird enjoys record breeding season triggered by mass fruiting of native tree, pushing its numbers to 325The population of the world’s heaviest p...

Five released Ê»alalÄ survive two years in HaleakalÄ's forests

Five released Hawaiian crows have shown encouraging signs of adaptation to the wild over the last two years by foraging, building nests, and surviving severe weather in HaleakalÄ.

Rare bird at Sedgwick County Zoo moves toward release into wild

Chacha has moved to a new facility and begun a new chapter as a potential candidate for release into the wild.

Saving a New Zealand Icon

This post is republished in our “From the Archives” series, featuring highlights of our vast back catalogue of more than 10,000 birding-related posts published over the last 15 yea...

Newsroom daily quiz, Tuesday 25 August

Which New Zealand bird holds the record for the longest non-stop migratory flight of any...

Newsroom daily quiz, Monday 28 September

Which species was the winner of Forest & Bird’s 2026 Bird of the Year competition? The post...