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Animals · Question

The Kākāpō is a large, flightless, nocturnal parrot native to which country?

Answer

New Zealand

The story behind the answer

New Zealand is correct because the kākāpō evolved in this predator-poor island ecosystem, where many birds became flightless. Endemic to Aotearoa, it’s the world’s only flightless, nocturnal parrot and the heaviest parrot, adapted to life on the forest floor with mossy-green camouflage.

Kākāpōs have a unique “booming” call during lek

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