The Kākāpō
- It’s flightless
- It’s the world’s heaviest parrot
- It's possibly the oldest living bird
- It has a subsonic mating boom that can travel several kilometres
And that's just a few things that make Kākāpō so special!
The Kākāpō can only be found in New Zealand and every year countless people from around the world - dozens of hard working volunteers - give their time and energy trying to save the Kākāpō from the brink of extinction.
Most of the Kākāpō Recovery takes place on remote, predator-free islands off southern New Zealand.
The name kākāpō is Māori, from kākā ("parrot") + pō ("night"); the name is both singular and plural. "Kākāpō" is increasingly written in New Zealand English with the macrons that indicate long vowels.