Kākā Nestor meridionalis Vulnerable
Where the kākā lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 47,157 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See parrots on the world map
| Scientific name | Nestor meridionalis |
|---|---|
| Group | Parrots |
| Status | Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 1 country |
| Continents | Oceania |
| Mass | 458 g (male organism, adult weight); 400 g (female organism, adult weight) |
| Class | Bird |
| Order | Psittaciformes |
| Family | Nestoridae |
Where does the kākā live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the kākā in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to New Zealand.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
How big is a kākā?
Wikidata records the following for the kākā: mass 458 g (male organism, adult weight); 400 g (female organism, adult weight).
Is the kākā endangered?
The kākā’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the kākā?
The kākā (Nestor meridionalis) is a bird in the order Psittaciformes and the family Nestoridae, genus Nestor. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the kākā
The New Zealand kākā (Nestor meridionalis) is a large species of parrot of the family Strigopidae found in native forests of New Zealand. The species is often known by the abbreviated name kākā, although it shares this name with the Norfolk kākā and Chatham kākā, both recently extinct. Two subspecies of New Zealand kākā are recognised. It is endangered and has disappeared from much of its former range, though the re-introduction of North Island kākā at Zealandia in Wellington has led to an increasing population of the birds across the city.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Kākā (revision 1381382524), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q626289 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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