Antipodes Island Parakeet

Cyanoramphus unicolor (also known as Kakariki)

• Distribution:
  Antipodes Island group, southwest of New Zealand
• Habitat:
  Dense tussock grassland, sedge areas
• Diet:
  Leaves, seeds, berries, flowers, carrion
• Breeding:
  November - January
• Nest:
  A tunnel dug under tussock usually
• Eggs:
  Up to five eggs incubated for 28 days
• Chicks:
  Fledge at 5-6 weeks and are fed for another week by their parents
• Predators:
  None at present
• Conservation status:
   
  Vulnerable, as the islands are small and the population is at risk if predators or disease reach them and protected.
• General:

  The largest of the native kakariki, this is the only New Zealand parakeet with an entirely green head. It has yellow-green on its chest to under-tail, blue on flight feather edges.

  Monitoring, trapping of pests, habitat recovery and limited human access protect the plants and animals of our predator-free islands.

  Although forced to be ground-dwellers, these parrots are good fliers.

  It nests in deep burrows and does not form flocks.

  The Antipodes Island Parakeet is the world’s most southern parrot.