Kaka and Kea
Nestor
The genus Nestor is the type and only genus of the parrot family Nestoridae. Together with the kakapo, and the extinct parrots in the genus Nelepsittacus, they form the parrot superfamily Strigopoidea. The genus Nestor contains two extant parrot species from New Zealand and two extinct species from Norfolk Island and Chatham Island, New Zealand, respectively. All species are large stocky birds with short squarish tails. A defining characteristic of the genus is the tongue, which...
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species
New Zealand Kaka
speciesNestor meridionalis
Kea
speciesNestor notabilis
Norfolk Island Kaka
speciesNestor productus
Chatham Island Kaka
speciesNestor chathamensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 18940.