How many kakapo are left in the wild?

Answer 1

According to a report from February 2012, the population of the kakapo at that stage stood at 127. This was down from a high of 131 in the previous breeding season. This flightless, nocturnal parrot of New Zealand is critically endangered.

Answer 2

Unknown.

In 2011, a rare white kiwi was hatched, a white-feathered (but not albino) offspring of two North Island Brown kiwi. The white kiwi chick, who was dubbed "Manukura", is the first white kiwi hatched in captivity. Her parents are part of a captive breeding programme and originated from Little Barrier Island where some of the kiwi are either white, or have white markings. No count has been made of these white kiwi.

Answer 3

Figures taken in the decade prior to 2006 suggest there are between 20,000 and 30,000 Brown kiwi remaining in the wild.