Kakapo
Strigops habroptilusGray, GR, 1845
English (US) Kakapo
The Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Strigopidae (New Zealand Parrots) in the order Psittaciformes.
Range: now mostly Codfish Island (=Whenua Hou, west of Stewart Island); formerly North, South, and Stewart islands (New Zealand); extremely rare and intensively managedRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Strigops habroptilus
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- Kakapo
- Described by
- Gray, GR, 1845
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Gray, GR, 1845
- Type locality
- 'One of the islands in the South Pacific' = New Zealand, restricted to Dusky Sound, South Island by Mathews and Iredale, antea.
- Original description
- The genera of birds: comprising their generic characters, a notice of the habits of each genus, and an extensive list of species referred to their several genera 2 p.427 pl.CV
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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