Unusual New Zealand Bird

Tweet

I found another unusual looking bird online. Curiosity made me read more about it. This bird is from New Zealand and is called kakapo. It is also known as the parrot owl. Which is odd enough because I did not know there were bird mixes of parrots and owls. The kakapo has feathers of yellow and green. It is known by its large gray beak. The bird's legs are shore and it has large feet. iT is a nocturnal bird that does not fly. The bird lives for 90 years and is considered to be the heaviest of the parrot species with females weighing 1.4 kg or 3 lbs. and males 2.2 kg. or 4.8 lbs. The kakapo is a vegetarian that eats leaves, flowers, fern fonds, bark, roots, fruit, and seeds.