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Kōrero: Large forest birds

Kākāpō in a tree

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Kākāpō in a tree

Being flightless doesn’t prevent kākāpō from climbing trees. When the birds were more common, Māori complained about them getting into food stores – they were sometimes considered a pest. On the other hand, some were kept as pets – Governor George Grey described a pet kākāpō which interacted with humans as a dog would.

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by Mike Brodie

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Gerard Hutching, Large forest birds – Kākāpō, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/10580/kakapo-in-a-tree (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Gerard Hutching, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009, updated 1 August 2023.