kakapo

American  

[kah-kuh-poh] / ˌkɑ kəˈpoʊ /

noun

plural

kakapos

1. a large, almost flightless nocturnal parrot, Strigops habroptilus, of New Zealand: an endangered species.

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kakapo British  

/ ˈkɑːkəˌpəʊ /

noun

1. a ground-living nocturnal parrot, Strigops habroptilus, of New Zealand, resembling an owl

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Etymology

Origin of kakapo

1835–45; < Maori kākāpō ( kākā kaka + pō night)

Example Sentences

On one predator-free island—home to threatened species such as a flightless parrot called the kakapo—the government spent some $295,000 over eight months tracking down a single stoat.

From The Wall Street Journal

Campaign managers for other birds called foul, calling on New Zealanders to get involved and vote for other birds including the kakapo parrot and the national bird, the kiwi.

From Reuters

The population of New Zealand's kakapo, an endangered flightless parrot, has increased 25% in the last year to 252 birds following a good breeding season and success with artificial insemination, the conservation department said Tuesday.

From Reuters

The kakapo have been nearly wiped out by introduced predators such as stoats as the birds cannot fly.

From Reuters

The population of the kakapo, which is the world’s heaviest parrot, is now at its highest number since the 1970s.

From Reuters