Kakapo Society Information

KAKAPO

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Kakapo Society Information

The kakapo is a unique bird The kakapo is one of the rarest parrots in the world:

• It’s flightless
• It’s the world’s heaviest parrot
• It's possibly the oldest living bird and
• It has a subsonic mating boom that can travel several kilometres

And that's just a few things that make kakapo so special!

Sealers Bay

The kakapo can only be found in New Zealand and every year countless people from around the world - dozens of hard working volunteers - give their time and energy trying to save the kakapo from the brink of extinction. Most of the Kakapo Recovery takes place on remote, predator-free islands off southern New Zealand.