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4 de mar. de 2020 · Kea - Nestor notabilis - Birds of the World. © Peter Taylor. Macaulay Library. eBird. +3. Listen. Kea Nestor notabilis. EN Endangered. Names (20) Monotypic. Nigel Collar, Eduardo de Juana, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Christopher J. Sharpe. Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020. Text last updated January 10, 2018. Sign in to see your badges
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The kea (/ ˈ k iː ə / KEE-ə; Māori:; Nestor notabilis) is a species of large parrot in the family Nestoridae found in the forested and alpine regions of the South Island of New Zealand. About 48 cm (19 in) long, it is mostly olive-green, with brilliant orange under its wings and has a large, narrow, curved, grey-brown upper beak.
Strigopidae. Kea Nestor notabilis. Sign in to see your badges. Identification. POWERED BY MERLIN. Listen. + 1 more audio recording. The world's only true alpine parrot, found only on the South Island of New Zealand. Large, with olive-green plumage. Note scarlet underwings visible in flight. Females are smaller than males with shorter bills.
El kea 2 ( Nestor notabilis) es una especie de ave psitaciforme de la familia Strigopidae endémica de Nueva Zelanda. Habita en la zona alpina de la Isla Sur, aunque habitó ambas islas en el pasado. Taxonomía. Fue descrita en 1856 por John Gould.
World Population: 6000. IUCN Red List Status: Endangered. CITES Listing: Appendix II. Threat Summary: Restricted-range species: found in South Island of New Zealand Endemic Birds Area. Affected by predation of introduced mammals such as stoats and cats. Other species and farming practices may be depleting food sources.
Ecology. It mostly inhabits high-altitude forest and alpine basins, although birds will often frequent and nest in coastal lowland flats. Its foraging habitat includes all types of native forest, sub-alpine scrub, tussock and herb-field. It mostly feeds on berries and shoots, although many have adapted to feeding at refuse dumps and ski-fields.
