Interesting reading on that question over at wikipedia. The Kakapo of New Zealand. Also, known as the owl parrot.
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This is the kakapo of New Zealand. It is the world's only flightless parrot, and it is critically endangered.
Maybe a Kakapo?
The main difference is that though both are birds, only the parrot can fly. An ostrich is a flightless bird.
The kakapo is an endangered bird. Native to New Zealand, it is an unusual bird, being the world's only flightless parrot.
The kakapo is a bird in New Zealand that cannot fly. It is the world's only flightless parrot, and critically endangered. The kiwi is possibly the best known flightless bird in New Zealand. Other New Zealand birds that cannot fly include the Takahe, Auckland Island teal and Weka.
The flightless bird known as a kiwi is not known by any other name.
There are several flightless endangered birds which are endemic to New Zealand. they include:kiwikakapo (the world's only flightless parrot)takahēyellow eyed penguinerect crested penguin
It is the world known biggest flightless bird.
It is the extinct Cuban Giant Owl (Ornimegalonyx oteroi).See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornimegalonyx .
The Ostrich is the largest flightless bird in the world. Its height ranges from around 2 m to 2.8 m, or 6'11" to 9'2" for males, which are larger than females.
The small, flightless bird known as the kiwi is native to New Zealand.