kakapo, owl parrot (Strigops habroptilus) Strigops habroptila Original caption: “The Kakapo or Owl Parrot, Stringops habroptilus.”
English: Illustration of a Kakapo.
Māori: Kakapo
Date Published 1888
Source New Zealand Electronic Text Centre
Author By J. G. Keulemans, in W.L. Buller's A History of the Birds of New Zealand. 2nd edition. Published 1888.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bul01BirdP019.jpg
The kakapo (Strigops habroptilus), also called owl parrot and kākāpō or night parrot in Māori, is a species of large, flightless, nocturnal, ground-dwelling parrot of the family Strigopidae endemic to New Zealand. It is the world's only flightless parrot and the heaviest parrot.
