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The kea (mountain parrot) got its name from its screeching call, ‘keee aa’. The Waitaha people of the South Island believed it to be a kaitiaki (guardian).
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by Carl Walrond
Sound files from Birds of New Zealand. Compact disc. © Viking Sevenseas NZ (P O Box 152, Paraparaumu), 1980. All rights reserved.
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