Kākāpō — size comparison

The kākāpō is a large, flightless New Zealand parrot. Mottled green plumage blends into vegetation, and facial feathers create an owl-like appearance. Active ma

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wzdłuż osi ciała · od końca dzioba do końca ogonaReference values · details in the profiles

Kākāpō

Strigops habroptilus

ok. 50 cmDorosły ptak
total length

wzdłuż osi ciała · od końca dzioba do końca ogonaMeasurement: side

Mass
up to 4 kgAdult male
Shared ground line. The scale follows the measurement stated for each animal. Boy: approx. 115 cm
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KākāpōTotal lengthapprox. 50 cm

The scale compares the named dimensions. View direction and measurement points are given for each animal.

Scale based on the stated dimensions for each animal

Boy: approx. 115 cm
Kākāpō — size comparison — facts and sources

The kākāpō is a large, flightless New Zealand parrot. Mottled green plumage blends into vegetation, and facial feathers create an owl-like appearance. Active mainly at night, it walks on the ground and climbs trees capably. It eats leaves, shoots, fruit, seeds and underground plant parts.

It breeds in years when important food plants fruit abundantly. Males prepare networks of tracks and shallow bowls from which they give low booms interspersed with sharper calls. Females visit display grounds, choose a mate, then incubate and raise young alone.

Human-introduced predators brought it close to extinction. Survival requires intensive conservation on islands and in areas protected from non-native mammals. Monitoring tracks reproduction and allows assistance when natural parental care is insufficient.

Długość od końca dzioba do końca ogona: 50 cm (wartość podana w źródle); nie jest to wysokość stojącej papugi ani średnia populacji. Zakres źródłowy: około 50 cm długości. Wysokość tej postawy, około 27,2 cm, wynika z proporcji ilustracji. Przód zachowuje wysokość boku; szerokość i perspektywa pozostają przybliżone. Masa zachowuje zakres źródłowy i nie jest przypisana zilustrowanemu osobnikowi.

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