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Old Oct 14th 2009, 10:19 pm
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The Kea is an alpine parrot. It's green with red under the wings. It's omnivorous and because of the decline in population & encroachment onto their natural habitat, is now fully protected as it should be. They are highly intelligent & extremely curious birds which, because of people , is to their detriment I feel.

It was impossible to find any footage of them in their natural environment away from tourists and encroaching farms and stations.

With the Kakapo there are just over 120 birds in the world . They remain critically endangered. They are indigineous to NZ

The Kea are also now endangered thanks to us . It is estimated that only 1000 - 5000 exist in the wild . They are also indigeneous to NZ.

David Attenborough did a programme on them which can be found in several parts on You Tube.

Here is one part of that programme which shows them in quite an honest light. I just hope something can be done to stop them becoming critically endangered , like the Kakapo.

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How cute!!! The kakapo is SO CUTE!!! I saw the Attenborough programme on Kea's, they're amazing. Pity there are only 120 kakapos! Why are we so destructive a species
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Wish my bird was as frisky!!!!!

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Wish my bird was as frisky!!!!!

I could wait for the return of the Dodo for that to happen!
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I could wait for the return of the Dodo for that to happen!
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There's a reason our birds are endangered. Stupid fat parrots who try to shag different species.

That'll do it.

As for Kea...they are AWESOME. As the Forest and Bird Bird of the Year Poll said (which Kiwi won btw)...Keas are the bogans of the bird world.
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Originally Posted by Kiwiprincess
There's a reason our birds are endangered. Stupid fat parrots who try to shag different species.

That'll do it.

As for Kea...they are AWESOME. As the Forest and Bird Bird of the Year Poll said (which Kiwi won btw)...Keas are the bogans of the bird world.
Bird Bird of the Year? double the birds, double the fun?
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Forest & Bird had a bird of the year competition!
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Originally Posted by Kiwiprincess
There's a reason our birds are endangered. Stupid fat parrots who try to shag different species.

That'll do it.

As for Kea...they are AWESOME. As the Forest and Bird Bird of the Year Poll said (which Kiwi won btw)...Keas are the bogans of the bird world.
they're adorable though!

And the kea, so smart! I'd love to see a kiwi one day
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How's about a Pukeko like me avatar?
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that's adorable! And their feet! Gosh haven't looked into the birds of NZ, was too busy researching NZ's insects

Let's see what Perry has to say
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that's adorable! And their feet! Gosh haven't looked into the birds of NZ, was too busy researching NZ's insects

Let's see what Perry has to say
i've known a few stick insects in my time!
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