Kākā
New Zealand bird calls
Kākā
Nestor meridionalis
Forest parrot, the kea's lowland cousin. Uses its brush-tipped tongue to feed on nectar and sap.
Listen — Kākā
A short video for this bird is coming soon — new species daily on YouTube.
Photo: Kate Macbeth, “Scrapping kaka” · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source. Resized for this site.
Audio: © Crown Copyright / Department of Conservation (NZ), “North island kaka” · CC BY 4.0 · source. Re-encoded to AAC.