The kakapo, the world’s only flightless parrot, was once deemed a biological paradox – too heavy, too slow, and too appealing ...

Kakapo, the world’s only flightless parrot species, live on three tiny, remote islands off New Zealand’s southern coast and ...

However, the nocturnal and reclusive New Zealand native bird’s fate is teetering toward survival after an unlikely conservation effort that has coaxed the population from 50 to more than 200 over ...

New Zealand conservationists have been fighting for years to keep the kakapo, the world’s only flightless parrot, from ...

After four silent years, the world’s only flightless parrot is breeding again. Fertile eggs and healthy chicks signal cautious hope in New Zealand. Scientists believe this unusual breeding season ...

Kākāpōs are the heaviest parrot on earth. They are also nocturnal, flightless, and feature forward-facing eyes like owls. They evolved to live on the ground, evading airbound predators like eagles.

Meet the kakapo—a chunky, moss-green parrot that looks like it waddled out of a fantasy novel and forgot how to fly. This New Zealand native carries one of the bird world's most tragic and oddly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. A 2020 study published in Science Advance reveals just how ...

New Zealand's critically endangered flightless parrot, the kakapo, started breeding last week for the first time in four years, the government conservation department said. Only 236 of the rotund and ...