Of the nine species in the

New Zealand parrot The New Zealand parrot family, Strigopidae,Nestoridae and Strigopidae are described in the same article, Bonaparte, C.L. (1849) ''Conspectus Systematis Ornithologiae''. Therefore, under rules of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, ...

superfamily Strigopoidea, the Norfolk kākā Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is endangered. and Chatham kākā became extinct in recent history. The last known individual of the Norfolk Kākā died in its cage in London sometime after 1851, and only between seven and 20 skins survive. The Chatham Kākā became extinct in pre-European times, after Polynesians settled the island, between 1550 and 1700, and is only known from subfossil bones. Of the surviving species, the kākāpō is critically endangered, Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is endangered, with living individuals numbering only The mainland

kākā The New Zealand kākā (''Nestor meridionalis'') is a large species of parrot of the family Nestoridae found in New Zealand's native forests. The species is often known by the abbreviated name kākā, although it shares this name with the rece ...

is listed as endangered, Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is endangered. and the

kea The kea (; ; ''Nestor notabilis'') is a species of large parrot in the family Nestoridae found in the forested and alpine regions of the South Island of New Zealand. About long, it is mostly olive-green with a brilliant orange under its wing ...

is listed as vulnerable. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is endangered. The

Nestoridae The New Zealand parrot family, Strigopidae,Nestoridae and Strigopidae are described in the same article, Bonaparte, C.L. (1849) ''Conspectus Systematis Ornithologiae''. Therefore, under rules of the ICZN, the first reviser determines priority, w ...

genus '' Nelepsittacus'' consists of four extinct species.

Species list

Nestoridae

There are two surviving species and at least one well documented extinct species of the family

. Very little is known about the Chatham Kākā, and it may have been con-specific with another Kākā species, or a separate species belonging to the genus.

Species list

Nestoridae

Strigopidae

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