kakariki


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kakariki

(ˈkɑːkɑːˌriːkiː)
n, pl kakariki
(Animals) any of various green-feathered New Zealand parrots of the genus Cyanoramphus
[Māori]
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Known in its native New Zealand as the kakariki karaka, the orange-fronted parakeet lives in beech forests and was thought to be completely extinct until 1993.
A kakariki couple - the colourful New Zealand parakeet - flew past us chattering.
Piopio, miromito, matata, hihi, kakariki, kaka and unsuspecting huia' (p.
(3,12,13) These included a hawk-headed parrot (Deroptyus accipitrinus), a golden-mantled rosella, 2 cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus), a canary-winged parakeet (Brotogeris versicolurus chiriri), a kakariki (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae), a blue and gold macaw, (3) 3 Swainson's Blue Mountain rainbow lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus), (13) and an eclectus parrot (Eclectus roratus).
SAY hello to Mojo and Proseco they are a pair of kakariki parakeets that came into the centre after being abandoned in an empty property, they are a type of conure.
Set in a large tropical greenhouse, landscaped with waterfalls, ponds and tropical plants, kids can see thousands of exotic butterflies from across the world including a beautiful green Kakariki Parrott from New Zealand, a new snake tank housing a Royal Python and even a Goliath Bird Eating Spider.
Activities will include making paper Eiffel Towers out of art straws, paper Kakariki birds from New Zealand plus activities from Pakistan and Egypt.
Kiwi is a nine-month-old Kakariki bird who lives with Christine and Ian Poole in Dunoon, Argyll.
It's also home to several parrots including the, kakariki (red-crowned parrot), kaka and kea.
The park will eventually host native species like kaka, kakariki, bush robins, mistletoe, giant snails, lizards, bats and insects.