New Zealand Kaka

Nestor meridionalis

IUCN: Vulnerable

Taxonomy

Order
Psittaciformes
Family
Strigopidae
Genus
Nestor
eBird Code
nezkak1

Vocalizations

Tony Wills · CC_BY_4_0
Heidi Meudt · CC_BY_4_0
Tony Wills · CC_BY_4_0
Tim McNamara · CC0_1_0
Tony Wills · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (2)

  • Nestor meridionalis meridionalis

    South Island, Stewart Island, and larger New Zealand satellite islands

  • Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis

    New Zealand (North Island and adjacent offshore islands)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (nezkak1) Avibase

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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