Kakapo  (Strigops habroptila)

Species information

Videos and images

Authentication

Authenticated by Don Merton (23/9/02), Kakapo Management Group, New Zealand Department of Conservation.
http://www.kakapo.org.nz/

Glossary

  • Endemic: a species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
  • Lek mating system: system of mating in which males display collectively in an area known as a lek. Males compete for the best sites within the lek and females then choose whom to mate with on the basis of the display.
  • Podocarp: a family of coniferous trees found mainly in the southern hemisphere. The seeds are not borne within cones.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (July, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. BirdLife International. (2000) Threatened Birds of the World.Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona and Cambridge.
  3. Merton, D. (2002) Pers. comm.
  4. CITES (October, 2002)
    http://www.cites.org
  5. Kakapo Recovery Programme (September, 2002)
    http://www.kakapo.org.nz/
  6. del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. and Sargatal, J. (1997) Handbook of the birds of the world, Vol 4: Sandgrouse to Cuckoos.Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
  7. Animal Diversity Web (November, 2002)
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Strigops_habroptila.html
  8. de Soye, Y. (2002) Pers. comm.
  9. BBC News - Rare birds killed by deadly bug (July, 2004)
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3889775.stm
  10. BirdLife International (February, 2009)
    http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2009/02/news_bytes_feb09_2.html
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