Kea
Kea [ké.a] atau nama saintifik ia Nestor notabilis ialah sejenis burung famili Nestoridae[2] dalam kelompok Strigopidae yang bertaburan di kawasan-kawasan berhutan dan alp Pulau Selatan New Zealand. Ia mempunyai badan sepanjang kira-kira 48 cm (19 in) dengan bulu hijau lumut dan paruh beruncing kuning sawit melengkung. Ia pemakan serba dari makanan berasaskan daging termasuk bangkai,[3] sampai ke serangga serta daun, akar dan buah tumbuhan.
| Kea | |
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| Seekor kea bertenggek atas glasier | |
| Status pemuliharaan | |
| Pengelasan saintifik | |
| Genus: | Nestor
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| Spesies: | notabilis
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| Range in green | |
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- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Nestor notabilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T22684831A93048746. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22684831A93048746.en.Selenggaraan CS1: menggunakan parameter authors (link)[pautan putus]
- ^ Joseph, Leo; dll. (2012). "A revised nomenclature and classification for family-group taxa of parrots (Psittaciformes)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3205: 26–40.
- ^ Benham, W. B. (1906). "Notes on the Flesh-eating Propensity of the Kea (Nestor notabilis)". Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 39: 71–89.
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- Kea - Department of Conservation of New Zealand
- Images and movies of the Kea, ARKive
- Kea research - University of Vienna
- Kea and people - Te Ara, The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
- Kea Conservation Trust