Flightless Parrot

Kakapo are known as flightless parrot. There are some other bird's that can't fly like kiwi, ostriches, dodo, etc. They are ground dwelling and found on few island's of New Zealand. They are largest and heaviest specie of parrot on land. Their weight is about 4 to 5 kilogram. They can't fly but they have very strong leg's that help them to travel very large distance. The kakapo's cant fly but they use their wings as a parachute while descending down from treetop's to ground floor.

Habitat

Kakapo's like to live in protected forest's santuaries (a place where birds and animals are protected and safe from predator's and hunter's), that offer natural vegetation. Now a days kakapo's are founded only in offshore island's of New Zealand. They have very large long lifespan. The largest record is 120 years. They have less predator's that's why they live much longer then other species of parrot's. They are also well hider. They are also friendly.

Owl's face

The Kakapo is very unusual parrot found only in New Zealand. The Kakapo has owl like face. The word Kakapo mean's ''owl face soft-feather''. They have a very prominent facial facts of fine feather's, like an owl. Kakapo's are flightless and forest dwelling parrot. Kakapo's are moss green mottled with yellow and black above, and similar but more yellow below. The legs and feets are grey with pale soles. Kakapo Boom by inflating air sacs in their chest. They alternate with series of Chinging calls which can hear at very large distance. These calls are used to find females.

Kakapo's Breeding And Nesting

These parrot's placed their nest on ground under the cover of trees and in cavities such as hollow tree trunk's. The female Kakapo's laid 1-4 eggs in one breeding cycle, with gap of few day's between eggs. Female start incubate from first laying of egg. They leave their nest in night in order to find food. The egg's hatch about after 30 day's. Kakapo's are lek breeder's. Male kakapo call from track-and-bowl system in oreder to attract female for mating. Male kakapo play no role in incubation and in chick rearing. The female take care of chicks for 5-6 month's or they leave the nest. They live for up-to 100 year's. They are considered in longest living bird.

Physical Abilities

They are special whisker's, like facial feather for feeling in the dark. They have highly developed sense of smell. They have unique musky odour which help them to find one another. They are the only lek-breeding species in world. They are longest living bird on Earth, estimated to reach 90 year. Smaller female's reach 1.4 kg and male's 2.2 kg. They can pile 1 kg of fat prior to a breeding season. Each Kakapo has it's own personality from friendly to grumpy or just plain aloof. Some are cheeky and play ful and some are explorer's.