Greatheart Press

Wildlife of the World

Puzzle 44 · Australasia and Zealandia · Page 70 in print

Kakapo

The kakapo is a flightless, nocturnal parrot of New Zealand; conservation teams monitor birds on protected islands and have trialled a fenced mainland sanctuary as additional habitat.

Jump to a word
A kākāpō forages at night.

A kākāpō forages at night.

Species reference for Kakapo. The photograph does not necessarily show the population or place named in the puzzle.

(c) M Rutherford, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 · Original record
Image changes

Resized and converted to JPEG for display; no subject alteration.

A kākāpō seen close up while being held by a person.

A kākāpō seen close up while being held by a person.

Species reference for Kakapo. The photograph does not necessarily show the population or place named in the puzzle.

(c) Oscar Dove, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 · Original record
Image changes

Resized and converted to JPEG for display; no subject alteration.

The words

  1. Anchor Island

    Anchor Island's rimu forest supports kākāpō breeding.

    Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai (opens a new tab)

  2. Booming

    Males boom from their bowls to attract females.

    Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai (opens a new tab)

  3. Bowls

    Males dig shallow bowls linked by tracks.

    Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai (opens a new tab)

  4. Cats

    Introduced cats threaten kākāpō, which evolved without native land-mammal predators.

    Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai (opens a new tab)

  5. Codfish Island

    Whenua Hou/Codfish Island is the centre for Kākāpō Recovery.

    Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai (opens a new tab) · Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai (2) (opens a new tab)

  6. Kakapo

    The kākāpō is a large, green, flightless parrot.

    Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai (opens a new tab)

  7. Nestling

    Female kakapo feed the nestlings.

    Animal Diversity Web (opens a new tab)

  8. New Zealand

    Kākāpō were once widespread on mainland New Zealand.

    Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai (opens a new tab)

  9. Owl Parrot

    An alternative name for the kākāpō, a nocturnal New Zealand parrot.

    New Zealand Birds Online (opens a new tab)

  10. Rats

    Introduced rats threaten kākāpō and are one reason predator control matters to their recovery.

    Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai (opens a new tab)

  11. Rimu

    Kākāpō only breed when rimu trees mass fruit.

    Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai (opens a new tab)

  12. Roosts

    Kākāpō sleep by day in ground or tree-top roosts.

    Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai (opens a new tab)

  13. Scent

    The kakapo has a strong scent that predators can follow.

    Animal Diversity Web (opens a new tab)

  14. Stoats

    Introduced stoats are predators that threaten kākāpō.

    Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai (opens a new tab)

  15. Strigops

    The scientific name Strigops means owl-like.

    Animal Diversity Web (opens a new tab)

Sources

  1. Kakapo (source capture)Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai, New Zealand
  2. Kakapo (source capture)Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai, New Zealand
  3. Kakapo (source capture)Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai, New Zealand
  4. Kakapo (source capture)Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  5. Kakapo (source capture)New Zealand Birds Online (Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Birds New Zealand and Department of Conservation)

How we choose sources and photographs