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The kakapo is a flightless parrot confined to isolated islands around the southern part of New Zealand. It is critically endangered.

The Kakapo is the world's heaviest parrot, and the only parrot that can not fly. It is also one of the world's few truly nocturnal parrots. It resembles an owl in some ways, so if often referred to as the "owl parrot".

It can climb trees, having the sharp beak and claws of a parrot. Because it lives on the ground and nests in holes, it is very vulnerable to predators. Its population tends to fluctuate between about 120 and 131 from year to year.

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There is no specific Maori meaning for the word 'kiwi'. The name comes from the call of the kiwi, a high-pitched "keee-weee" sound.

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it means night parrot

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What is the maori word for kiwi?

'Kiwi' is a Maori word.


How do you say Kiwi in Maori?

"Kiwi" is already a Maori word.


What is the plural of kiwi?

Kiwi is a Maori word, and in the Maori language, there is no 's'. Therefore, the plural is actually kiwi, a word for two or more birds.The plural form of the noun 'kiwi', the fruit, is kiwis.


Who called the kiwi kiwi?

Kiwi, the flightless bird, was named by Maori.


How do you say 'do you have a kiwi' in maori?

Kei a koe he kiwi.


Is kiwi a maori name?

Yes. The word 'kiwi' is a Maori word. It is the name the Maori use for the small flightless birds belonging to the family Apterygidae.


How do you say kiwi in Japanese?

The answer is... KiuiIt is extremely similar to Kiwi (Maori)


What is the kiwi's pakeha name?

Kiwi are known as kiwi by both the Maori and the pakehaof New Zealand.


Do the Maori people kill the kiwi birds for their feathers?

The Maori did not (and do not) kill kiwi for their feathers. In the past, Maori hunted the kiwi for food, and being resourceful people, they wasted very little of the bird, certainly using the feathers. Kiwi are now protected by law. They may not be killed.


What is the kiwi's Maori name?

Kiwi is the Maori name for the various species belonging to the family Apterygidae. The word was simple and universal enough that no English counterpart was ever needed or created.kiwi is a maori birds name


What is the Maori name for cat?

The word "Kiwi" is from the Maori language.


What do you call more than one kiwi bird?

'Kiwi' is the plural and the singular (there is no 's' in Maori). 'Te kiwi' means 'the kiwi' (singular), 'Nga Kiwi' means 'the kiwi' (plural) and 'he kiwi' means 'a kiwi' or 'some kiwi'.