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Kaka bird in tree on North Island, New Zealand #130465801
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New Zealand kaka A pair of North Island kaka N. m. septentrionalis at Auckland Zoo, New Zealand Conservation status Endangered IUCN 3.1[1] Scientific classification edit Kingdom:Animalia Phylum:Chordata Clade:Tetrapodomorpha Class:Aves Order:Psittaciformes Family:Nestoridae Genus:Nestor Species:N. meridionalis Binomial name Nestor meridionalis Gmelin, 1788 Nestor meridionalis -range -New Zealand Range in green The New Zealand kaka Maori: kÃâÃÂkÃâàNestor meridionalis is a large species of parrot of the family Nestoridae found in native forests of New Zealand. Two subspecies are recognised. It is endangered and has disappeared from much of its former range.