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[[Image:54011kakariki.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by nomdeploom.<br />Photo taken: Tiritiri Matangi Island, [[New Zealand]].]] | [[Image:54011kakariki.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by nomdeploom.<br />Photo taken: Tiritiri Matangi Island, [[New Zealand]].]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | One of the three species commonly known by the Maori name of Kākāriki. The other two are the [[Yellow-fronted Parakeet|Yellow-crowned Parakeet]] and the critically endangered [[Orange-fronted Parakeet]]. | |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Often known as Red-crowned Parakeet. Red-fronted is preferred by international authorities because of possible confusion with the South American [[Red-crowned Parakeet|Pyrrhura roseifrons]]. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
They are found in mature native forest only, staying high in the canopy and nesting in old holes in the trees. | They are found in mature native forest only, staying high in the canopy and nesting in old holes in the trees. | ||
Revision as of 23:04, 12 November 2007
- Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
Identification
One of the three species commonly known by the Maori name of Kākāriki. The other two are the Yellow-crowned Parakeet and the critically endangered Orange-fronted Parakeet.
Distribution
Endemic to New Zealand, they are now rarely seen on the mainland in the wild, although they are commonly bred in captivity (with a license). Maori hunted them for food and feathers.
Taxonomy
Often known as Red-crowned Parakeet. Red-fronted is preferred by international authorities because of possible confusion with the South American Pyrrhura roseifrons.
Habitat
They are found in mature native forest only, staying high in the canopy and nesting in old holes in the trees.
