Family
New Zealand Parrots
Strigopidae
3 species with a page on Motmot.
Order: Psittaciformes
The New Zealand parrot family, Strigopidae, consists of at least three genera of parrots – Nestor, Strigops, the fossil Nelepsittacus, and probably the fossil Heracles. The genus Nestor consists of the kea, kākā, Norfolk kākā and Chatham kākā, while the genus Strigops contains the kākāpō. All extant species are endemic to New Zealand.
Species in this family
- New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis
- Kea Nestor notabilis
- Kakapo Strigops habroptilus