It is the world's only flightless parrot, the world's heaviest parrot, and also is nocturnal, herbivorous, visibly sexually dimorphic in body size, has a low basal metabolic rate, and does not have male parental care. It is the only parrot to have a polygynous lek breeding system.

Flightless birds are birds that cannot fly, as they have, through evolution, lost the ability to. [1] There are over 60 extant species, [2] including the well-known ratites (ostriches, emus, cassowaries, rheas, and kiwis) and penguins. The smallest flightless bird is the Inaccessible Island rail (length 12.5 cm, weight 34.7

Dec 19, 2023 · With their bulky frames — males weigh up to nine pounds — and waddling gait, they have little chance of outrunning predators like stoats and feral cats. When threatened, the nocturnal parrots...

Feb 26, 2025 · Kakapo, (Strigops habroptilus), giant flightless nocturnal parrot (family Psittacidae) of New Zealand. With a face like an owl, a posture like a penguin, and a walk like a duck, the extraordinarily tame and gentle kakapo is one of strangest and rarest birds on Earth.

The kakapo is the world’s only flightless parrot and one of the longest-living birds. It’s native to New Zealand, living in island forests. It’s critically endangered and currently there is a huge effort by New Zealanders to save it from extinction.

Dec 19, 2022 · These strange parrots are native birds of New Zealand, where they were once widespread before humans arrived in this isolated country. Habitat loss and introduced mammalian predators have led to a dramatic decline in kākāpō numbers, and today there are only around 250 left in the wild.

The kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus) is a species of large, flightless, nocturnal parrot found only in New Zealand. It is the world's only flightless parrot, the world's heaviest parrot, and also is nocturnal, herbivorous, visibly sexually dimorphic in body size, has a low basal metabolic rate, and does not have male parental care.

Jul 2, 2022 · Found on remote New Zealand islands, the kakapo is a giant flightless parrot that has become critically endangered because of predation and human encroachment. Kakapo birds are one of the most interesting creatures in the world.

Feb 26, 2025 · The answer to the question, “Which parrot is flightless?” is unequivocal: the kakapo (Strigops habroptilus). This remarkable bird is a true avian oddity, standing alone as the world’s only parrot that cannot fly.