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Kakapo
Blast from You know that owls are nocturnal birds. Have
the past you ever seen parrots that are active at night?
Between 1860 and 1870, I am! I live in New Zealand, and my name,
several gold miners kakapo, means ‘owl-like parrot’ or ‘night parrot’
developed a taste for the in the local language.
kakapo, and they became
Characteristics Non
a delicacy of the time!
-migratory; Nocturnal; Flightless
Owl parrot
I am the world’s heaviest parrot—the males can
weigh as much as 2.2 kilogrammes, while the females
are 1.4 kilogrammes. I am also the only parrot that cannot
fly! I have soft moss coloured feathers with black spots. My
belly has yellowish-green feathers. Females of our family are less
colourful than males. My face is owl-like, with whiskers and
an ivory-white beak. I have sturdy legs, and I walk a lot.
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Blast from You know that owls are nocturnal birds. Have
the past you ever seen parrots that are active at night?
Between 1860 and 1870, I am! I live in New Zealand, and my name,
several gold miners kakapo, means ‘owl-like parrot’ or ‘night parrot’
developed a taste for the in the local language.
kakapo, and they became
Characteristics Non
a delicacy of the time!
-migratory; Nocturnal; Flightless
Owl parrot
I am the world’s heaviest parrot—the males can
weigh as much as 2.2 kilogrammes, while the females
are 1.4 kilogrammes. I am also the only parrot that cannot
fly! I have soft moss coloured feathers with black spots. My
belly has yellowish-green feathers. Females of our family are less
colourful than males. My face is owl-like, with whiskers and
an ivory-white beak. I have sturdy legs, and I walk a lot.
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