Kea
The Kea is a larger and heavily built parrot from the mountain of New Zealand. Unlike other parrots, it eats dead animals and insects, as well as fruits and seeds. It has dark green plumage, a large beak and strong feet for walking on the ground. Kea is inquisitive and will help themselves to picnics and leftover food. They will also tug at shoelaces and car windscreen wipers .They used to be short for apparently attacking sheep, but they are now protected
Scientific name – nestor notabilis
Distribution - South island of New Zealand
Size - Up to 48cm long
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