The kakapo, officially the world’s heaviest parrot, won New Zealand’s Bird of the Year vote after a weeks-long campaign that rivaled human political contests in intensity.

Reinstate the kākāpō as a nominee for Bird of the Year. Let the people have their fat parrot. UPDATE: Oct. 19, 2022, 12:16 p.m. AEDT This article has been updated with comment from Forest & Bird.

Meet the kakapo—a chunky, moss-green parrot that looks like it waddled out of a fantasy novel and forgot how to fly. This New Zealand native carries one of the bird world's most tragic and oddly ...

The kakapo is native to New Zealand. Since their numbers are dwindling, they technically only live on three islands off New Zealand’s coast: Codfish Island (Whenua Hou), Anchor Island, and ...

The population of New Zealand's kakapo, an endangered flightless parrot, has increased 25% in the last year to 252 birds following a good breeding season and success with artificial insemination ...

The kakapo (Strigops habroptila) has several special traits. It is the heaviest parrot in the world, with some males exceeding 3 kilograms, and is thought to have the longest lifespan, up to 90 years.

Life Ancient droppings may help save kakapo parrots from extinction The kakapo, a flightless parrot, only survives on a few predator-free islands in New Zealand – but preserved faeces could ...

After arriving on New Zealand around 700 years ago, the Maori quickly discovered that the kakapo—a type of flightless parrot—was delicious and easy to catch. Things got worse once Europeans came.

A kakapo is a species in the parrot family. It is the heaviest type of parrot in the world and the only one that cannot fly. The green feathers and rugged appearance are why the parrot is often ...

The population of the kakapo, which is the world’s heaviest parrot, is now at its highest number since the 1970s. "There were just 86 kakapo when I first started working as a kakapo ranger in 2002.