The population of New Zealand's kakapo, an endangered flightless parrot, has increased 25% in the last year to 252 birds following a good breeding season and success with artificial insemination ...

Before humans arrived in New Zealand, parrots called kākāpō freely roamed across the islands. They are the world’s only living flightless parrots, and they’re a bit smaller than the average chicken.

New Zealand's kākāpō population has reached 252, the highest in almost 50 years. Conversationalists also point to artificial insemination success.

New Zealand's Bird of the Year competition has excluded fat parrot kākāpō from from this year's ballot due to the two-time winner's popularity.

Kākāpō are large flightless parrots that used to be widespread across New Zealand, before being hunted to near extinction. The birds last lived on mainland New Zealand in the 1980s.

The kakapo is native to New Zealand. Since their numbers are dwindling, they technically only live on three islands off New Zealand’s coast: Codfish Island (Whenua Hou), Anchor Island, and ...

The population of New Zealand's endangered flightless parrot kakapo has increased by 25 per cent in the past year, bringing the number up to 252 birds.

Because of their appearance, many people mistake kakapos for another bird called the kea, but the kea is different and can fly. The kakapo is native to New Zealand.