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Definition of Strigops habroptilus

Strigops habroptilus
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.

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- Robert Gray. He created a new genus and coined the binomial name Strigops habroptilus. Gray was uncertain about the origin of his specimen and wrote, "This...
- Hawk-Owl, Ninox natalis Eastern barn owl, Tyto alba delicatula Kākāpō, Strigops habroptilus Marbled frogmouth, Podargus ocellatus Tawny frogmouth, Podargus strigoides...
- Whitehead, Joanna (2007). Breeding success of adult female kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) on Codfish Island (Whenua Hou): correlations with foraging home...
- Upupa antaiosJamaican caracara, Caracara tellustris † Kākāpō, Strigops habroptilus Lyall's wren, Xenicus lyalli † Long-billed wren, Dendroscansor decurvirostris...
- million years ago. Their closest relative is the flightless kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus). Together, they form the parrot superfamily Strigopoidea, an ancient...
- Zealand five million years ago. Their closest relative is the kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus). Together, they form the parrot superfamily Strigopoidea, an ancient...
- Atkinson, Ian A. E. (1984). "Lek behaviour in a parrot: The kākāpō Strigops habroptilus of New Zealand". Ibis. 126 (3): 277–283. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X...
- Antipodes parakeet (Cyanoramphus unicolor), and the flightless kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus) from New Zealand. The colouration of the two Pezoporus species and...
- notabilis), the New Zealand kākā (Nestor meridionalis), the kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus), and three species of kākāriki: the yellow-crowned parakeet (Cyanoramphus...
- (2000). "Screening the foods of an endangered parrot, the kakapo (Strigops habroptilus), for oestrogenic activity using a recombinant yeast bio****ay". Reproduction...