"We are preparing for what might be the biggest breeding season since the program began 30 years ago," one conservationist ...

Kākāpō ( Strigops habroptilus) are large, flightless, nocturnal parrots with mottled green and yellow plumage that only breed ...

The world’s rarest parrot is suddenly back in the spotlight for the best possible reason: after a four year lull, New Zealand ...

When you think of birds, you might imagine wings flapping silently against a blue sky. The kākāpō, however, lacks these ...

Kākāpō parrots in New Zealand begin breeding again after a four-year pause, with rimu trees triggering a rare and important season ...

Meet the kakapo—a chunky, moss-green parrot that looks like it waddled out of a fantasy novel and forgot how to fly. This New Zealand native carries one of the bird world's most tragic and oddly ...

WELLINGTON - New Zealand's critically endangered flightless parrot, the kakapo, started breeding last week for the first time ...

Long before big cats, terror birds reigned as apex predators. Here’s how these flightless birds hunted, and why they went ...