The poor thing is a very heavy parrot, its wings are too small for its size/weight and it hasn't got the pronounced keel bone that anchors the flight muscles of flying birds. (Not all birds can fly, but that is another matter!) The Kakapo also accumulates a lot more body fat, proportionately, than any other parrot. (See Related links below)
However, this bird always wins the heaviest parrot contest!
The kakapo originates from New Zealand. It is the world's only flightless parrot.
Yes, but not very strong ones. In fact, Kakapo parrots are flightless!
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.
Kakapo are birds. They are the world's only flightless parrot. Therefore, they lay eggs.
There are no sub-species of the kakapo. The only species of this flightless parrot is Strigops habroptila.
The kakapo is a flightless parrot of New Zealand. It eats, climbs trees, reproduces and raises its young.
Kakapo still exist. They are flightless parrots, native to New Zealand, and critically endangered.
the kakapo is nocturnal so only comes out at night. its also the only flightless parrot in the world.
The Kakapo is the world's:only nocturnal parrot,only flightless parrot,heaviest parrot,rarest parrot.
Kakapo are nocturnal, flightless parrots. During the day they sleep in burrows, hollow logs or under tussocks.
The Kakapo, Strigops habroptilus, a flightless, ground dwelling native parrot. males about 2.5 kg, females 2.0 kg.
The scientific name for the kakapo, the world's only flightless parrot, is Strigops habroptilus.