kakapo
noun
ka·ka·po
ˌkä-kə-ˈpō 
plural kakapos
: a large chiefly nocturnal burrowing New Zealand parrot (Strigops habroptila) that has green and brown barred plumage and well-developed wings with little power of flight
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Life The pursuit for a high quality genome begins with this rare bird
The Vertebrate Genomes Project may spell good news for the kakapo and the vaquita.
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
Ultimately, however, the defeated favorites graciously conceded defeat to the kakapo, which previously won the award in 2008.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 16 Nov. 2020
But the islands contain an amazing variety of birds—not predatory birds, which might have an edge in the competition with the rodents, but many species of small songbirds and several small native flightless birds (kiwi, weka, kakapo).
—Martha C. Nussbaum, The New York Review of Books, 17 Nov. 2022
According to NBC News, second place went to a flightless parrot — and last year's winner — called the kakapo, which lost this year by just under 3,000 votes.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 1 Nov. 2021
Equally, wildlife encounters—from swimming with dolphins, kayaking with seals, or visiting conservation programs to learn about flightless species like the penguin, the kiwi and the kakapo— make a very meaningful visit to our shores.
—Liz Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2021
The kakapo, officially the world's heaviest parrot, won New Zealand's Bird of the Year vote after a weeks-long campaign that rivaled human political contests in intensity.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 16 Nov. 2020
The kakapo, which prevailed on Monday, is a hefty, loud parrot with a distinctive scent, which was brought from the brink of extinction in the 1990s but remains endangered.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 16 Nov. 2020
As the kakapo population grows, additional safe havens are needed.
—Sarah Lazarus, CNN, 26 Dec. 2019
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
Ultimately, however, the defeated favorites graciously conceded defeat to the kakapo, which previously won the award in 2008.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 16 Nov. 2020
But the islands contain an amazing variety of birds—not predatory birds, which might have an edge in the competition with the rodents, but many species of small songbirds and several small native flightless birds (kiwi, weka, kakapo).
—Martha C. Nussbaum, The New York Review of Books, 17 Nov. 2022
According to NBC News, second place went to a flightless parrot — and last year's winner — called the kakapo, which lost this year by just under 3,000 votes.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 1 Nov. 2021
Equally, wildlife encounters—from swimming with dolphins, kayaking with seals, or visiting conservation programs to learn about flightless species like the penguin, the kiwi and the kakapo— make a very meaningful visit to our shores.
—Liz Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2021
The kakapo, officially the world's heaviest parrot, won New Zealand's Bird of the Year vote after a weeks-long campaign that rivaled human political contests in intensity.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 16 Nov. 2020
The kakapo, which prevailed on Monday, is a hefty, loud parrot with a distinctive scent, which was brought from the brink of extinction in the 1990s but remains endangered.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 16 Nov. 2020
As the kakapo population grows, additional safe havens are needed.
—Sarah Lazarus, CNN, 26 Dec. 2019
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