Red-crowned Parakeet

Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae (also known as Kakariki)

Red crowned Parakeet

Distribution:

New Zealand

Habitat:

Rainforests, coastal forests, scrubland, open areas.

Diet:

Flowers, fruits, seeds, leaves, buds.

Gestation:

Five - nine eggs laid, incubated for 20 days.

General:

A serious pest to crops and gardens in the 1870s-1880s, numbers have steeply declined due to forest clearing and culling by humans, as well as predation by mammals such as stoats. Competition by introduced birds further reduces numbers.

At Hamilton Zoo:

We have a large flock of red-crowned Kakariki in our free-flight aviary. They are usually pretty easy to spot in the trees or in the feeders.