Kaka  (Nestor meridionalis)

This species is endemic to New Zealand (2). The North Island subspecies survives in large forest tracts from Coromandel to Wairarapa, where it is moderately common. The South Island subspecies is generally found west of the Southern Alps, Fiordland, southwestern Southland, on Stewert Island and several other offshore islands (4).

Inhabits low to mid altitude forest (4).