Voice of the Kākāpō 01 | Kākāpō - night parrot
The kākāpō is a giant flightless parrot whose fortunes are tied to the rimu tree and to a dedicated team of rangers from the Department of Conservation. This episode was first released on 25 February 2020.
The kākāpō, or night parrot, is one of the world's most unusual birds.
It's a giant flightless parrot whose fortunes are tied to the rimu tree and to a dedicated team of kākāpō rangers from the New Zealand Department of Conservation.
Join Alison Ballance on an audio adventure through the biggest kākāpō breeding season on record. In part 1 of this remarkable story we meet the rare bird and discover the night sounds of Whenua Hou/Codfish Island with Deidre Vercoe, Andrew Digby and Tane Davis.
Wild Sounds: Voice of the Kākāpō
An adventure through the bumpy bumper 2019 breeding season of NZ's rare flightless parrot.
- No. of episodes: 26
- Latest episode: 2025-07-30
- Science Natural Sciences
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