Norfolk kaka

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The Norfolk kaka was a now-extinct parrot species once endemic to Norfolk Island, closely related to the New Zealand kaka and known from early European accounts and a few preserved specimens.

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instanceOf endemic fauna of Norfolk Island
extinct bird species
parrot
belongsToBiogeographicRealm Australasian realm
binomialName Nestor productus NERFINISHED
causeOfDecline habitat destruction
introduced predators
overhunting
class Aves
closelyRelatedTo New Zealand kaka NERFINISHED
commonName Norfolk Island kaka NERFINISHED
Norfolk kaka NERFINISHED
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List NERFINISHED
describedBy Johann Friedrich Gmelin NERFINISHED
describedInYear 1788
diet frugivore
nectar-feeding
seed-eating
endemicTo Norfolk Island NERFINISHED
extinctionCentury 19th century
extinctionStatus extinct
family Strigopidae NERFINISHED
firstRecordedBy early European settlers on Norfolk Island
genus Nestor NERFINISHED
hasBeakType strong curved beak
hasColoration orange and yellow underparts
predominantly brownish plumage
hasFeedingHabit tree-dwelling forager
historicalPeriodObserved 19th century
late 18th century
historicalRange forests of Norfolk Island
iucnStatus Extinct
kingdom Animalia
knownFrom early European accounts
museum specimens
locomotion arboreal
flight
nativeTo Norfolk Island NERFINISHED
order Psittaciformes NERFINISHED
phylum Chordata
relatedSpecies Nestor meridionalis NERFINISHED
reproductiveMode oviparous
specimensHeldAt Musee d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris NERFINISHED
Natural History Museum, London NERFINISHED
taxonRank species
vernacularLanguage English

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New Zealand kaka relatedTo Norfolk kaka