Kākāpō ( Strigops habroptilus) are large, flightless, nocturnal parrots with mottled green and yellow plumage that only breed ...

New Zealand's critically endangered flightless parrot, the kakapo, started breeding last week for the first time in four years, the government conservation department said. "Kakapo are still ...

New Zealand's endangered kakapo has a unique breeding cycle. Now, for the first time in four years, the parrots are in the ...

After a four-year hiatus, conservationists in New Zealand are relieved that the flightless kākāpo is once again breeding.

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The world’s rarest parrot is suddenly back in the spotlight for the best possible reason: after a four year lull, New Zealand ...

"We are preparing for what might be the biggest breeding season since the program began 30 years ago," one conservationist ...

This kākāpō's name is Sirocco, and he is a good bird. Credit: Xinhua / Yang Liu via Getty Images "It’s a hiatus. It’s definitely not a lifetime ban," a Forest & Bird spokesperson Ellen Rykers said to ...

A critically endangered kākāpō rests in a tree. Jake Osborne for New Zealand's Department of Conservation (DOC) Kākāpō are avid walkers, wandering on strong legs for miles at a time and hiking up ...