New Zealand Parrots

Strigopidae

The family Strigopidae (New Zealand Parrots) belongs to the order Psittaciformes and comprises 4 species in the AviList v2025 checklist, of which 3 globally threatened (IUCN categories VU, EN and CR).

Order: Psittaciformes
Species: 4
Threatened species: 3

All species of the family Strigopidae

In AviList checklist order. Click a species to find guides and destinations.

Kakapo
Strigops habroptilus
Kea
Nestor notabilis
Norfolk Kaka
Nestor productus
New Zealand Kaka
Nestor meridionalis

Other families of the order Psittaciformes

Cockatoos
Cacatuidae
22 species
African and New World Parrots
Psittacidae
180 species
Old World Parrots
Psittaculidae
200 species

Taxonomy, sequence and conservation status: AviList Core Team (2025), AviList: The Global Avian Checklist v2025, CC BY 4.0. Vernacular names: IOC World Bird List.