Social play in kaka (Nestor meridionalis) with comparisons to kea (Nestor notabilis)

Social Play in Kaka (Nestor meridionalis) with Comparisons to Kea (Nestor notabilis)

Social play in kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) with comparisons to kea (Nestor notabilis) and kaka (Nestor meridionalis)

Sexual Dimorphism in the Kea Nestor notabilis

Research summary and options for conservation of kaka (Nestor meridionalis)

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Social Behavior and the Ontogeny of Foraging in the Kea (Nestor notabilis)

Kea are omnivorous parrots endemic to the high mountains of the South Island of New Zealand. Over a two-year period, we recorded quantitative behavioral data from 38 banded male kea foraging at a refuse dump outside Arthur's Pass National Park and analyzed the effects of social factors on the ontogeny of foraging. Members of the four distinguishable age classes — fledglings, juveniles, subadult...