A critically endangered bird in 🇳🇿 New Zealand just had a record breeding season. The population of the world’s heaviest parrot, the #kākāpō, has surpassed 300 birds for the first time in 75 years.

A critically endangered bird in 🇳🇿 New Zealand just had a record breeding season. The population of the world’s heaviest parrot, the #kākāpō, has surpassed 300 birds for the first time in 75 years.
#Karure ou #Kakaruia, #ave endêmica da #NovaZelândia, acaba de ser eleita a Ave do Ano, com mais de 26.610 votos. Agora, a “bolinha de penas” inteiramente preta, que tem uma história dramática de #conservação, deixou pra trás dois fortes concorrentes: o papagaio #Kākāpō e o falcão #Kārearea
🟢🐢 #Kākāpō
Neuseelands flugunfähiger Kākāpō hat nach der diesjährigen #Rekordbrut 325 Tiere erreicht – erstmals seit schätzungsweise 75 Jahren wieder mehr als 300. Neunzig Jungvögel wurden selbständig; 1995 bestand die bekannte Population noch aus lediglich 51 Tieren.