kakapo, owl parrot (Strigops habroptilus) Strigops habroptilus
Date 1849
Source The Genera of Birds. Volume 2
Author David William Mitchell (1813–1859)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Strigops_habroptilus_Mitchell.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.
