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Organism
Record information and status
Record ID
45784
Status
Published
Date of creation
2008-07-11 09:27 UTC (mia.crager@cbd.int)
Date of last update
2012-06-18 18:41 UTC (dina.abdelhakim@cbd.int)

Organism information
Scientific name
Strigops habroptilus
Taxonomic Classification
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPsittaciformes
FamilyPsittacidae
GenusStrigops
SpeciesStrigops habroptilus
Common name(s)Kakapo parrot
Common name(s)
Owl Parrot
Additional Classification
Type of organism
Organism domestication
  • Wild
Characteristics related to biosafety
Centre(s) of origin
Endemic to New Zealand
Habitat range
Downhill side of tree bases or rocks, on ridge crests or other vantage points; areas at the bottoms of valleys and around landslips where berries are produced in great quantity.
Geographical distribution
Endemic to New Zealand
Additional Information
Additional Information
The kakapo is a large, flightless, nocturnal, browsing parrot, once widely distributed through New Zealand but now approaching extinction.

Records referencing this document (4)
IDDescription
4record(s) found
Gene and DNA Sequence3 records
Modified Organism1 record

   
   
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