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Definition of Kakapo

Kakapo
Kakapo Ka`ka*po", n. (Zo["o]l.) A singular nocturnal parrot (Strigops habroptilus), native of New Zealand. It lives in holes during the day, but is active at night. It resembles an owl in its colors and general appearance. It has large wings, but can fly only a short distance. Called also owl parrot, night parrot, and night kaka.

Meaning of Kakapo from wikipedia

- The kākāpō (Māori: [kaːkaːpɔː]; pl.: kākāpō; Strigops habroptila), sometimes known as the owl parrot or moss chicken, is a species of large, nocturnal...
- Sirocco (hatched 23 March 1997) is a kākāpō, a large, flightless, nocturnal parrot, and one of the remaining living individuals numbering only 247 as of...
- Norfolk kākā and Chatham kākā, while the genus Strigops contains the iconic kākāpō. All extant species are endemic to New Zealand. The species of the genus...
- The Kākāpō River is a river of New Zealand. It is located in the West Coast Region of the South Island. The river flows northwest from its source three...
- predators, hence parrots evolved to fill habitats from the ground dwelling kākāpō to the alpine dwelling kea as well as a variety of forest species. The arrival...
- the south coast. The island is home to Sirocco, an internationally famous kākāpō, a rare species of parrot. The island is one of many geographic features...
- see how they're getting on almost 20 years later. In one episode, a male kākāpō, called Sirocco, mounts and attempts to mate with Carwardine's head. Sirocco...
- the island. Kākāpō (night parrots), also critically endangered, were first translocated to Little Barrier Island/Hauturu in 1982. Kākāpō successfully...
- by birds, and the lack of mammalian predators led to some like the kiwi, kākāpō, weka and takahē evolving flightlessness. The arrival of humans, ****ociated...
- Helena hoopoe, Upupa antaiosJamaican caracara, Caracara tellustrisKākāpō, Strigops habroptilus Lyall's wren, Xenicus lyalli † Long-billed wren, Dendroscansor...