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.