Kākāpō

Kākāpō (Strigops habroptila) o « papagai-uluco » es un specie de ave neozelandese in periculo critic de extinction. Es un grande papagai terrestre e nocturne del superfamilia Strigopoidea.

Kākāpō Strigops habroptila
Un kākāpō in Maud Island.
Stato de conservation
Periculo critic (IUCN) [1]
Classification scientific
Regno: Animalia Phylo: Chordata Classe: Aves Ordine: Psittaciformes Superfamilia: Strigopoidea Familia: Strigopidae
Genere
Strigops G.R. Gray, 1845
Nomine binomial
Strigops habroptila G.R. Gray, 1845
Synonymia
Strigops habroptilus
Historic extension del kākāpō (verde: 1840; gris: fossile).

Victime de predation per cattos, rattos, furos o mangustas, su population rapidemente diminueva usque 51 individuos in 1995. Depois, un progamma de restablimento permitte su preservation (247 individuos in 2023, in 4 parve insulas sin predator) con attention al diversitate genetic.^[2][3] In 2023, un reintroducion is effectuate in Maungatautari (grande insula del Nord).^[4]