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Classification
Bird
🍽️
Diet
Herbivore
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Lifespan
40–90 years
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Weight
1.5–4 kg
Population Trend
📉Decreasing
Description
The world's only flightless parrot and one of the longest-living birds, critically endangered and endemic to New Zealand.
Habitat
🌿 forest🌿 scrubland
Extended Data
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Psittaciformes
Family
Strigopidae
Genus
Strigops
Fun Facts
1
Kakapos are the only parrots that cannot fly — they climb trees instead.
2
Males produce a booming call that can be heard up to 5 km away during breeding season.
3
They are the heaviest parrots in the world, weighing up to 4 kg.
4
Only about 250 kakapos remain, making them one of the rarest birds on Earth.
5
They smell like honey and mild must, an unusual trait for a bird.