Wild Bird Wednesday 644 - Red-Crowned Parakeet

The Red-Crowned Parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) is a locally common New Zealand endemic species. This species is also known as Red-fronted parakeet and by its Māori name of Kākāriki.

These pictures were taken on Stewart Island, and on the predator-free sanctuary island of Tiritiri Matangi, which is an hours boat ride from central Auckland.  (If you ever visit NZ, I can recommend a trip to Tiritiri Matangi.)

This species often feeds low down in trees or on the ground.  The bird on the ground in these pictures was feeding on a bank by the side of a path, so we had excellent views.

These birds are between 25-28 cm long and weigh no more than 80 grams.

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