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Kakapo

Strigops habroptila Gray, GR 1845

The kākāpō, also known as owl parrot, is a species of large, flightless, nocturnal, ground-dwelling parrot of the super-family Strigopoidea, endemic to New Zealand. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Psittaciformes
Family:
  Strigopidae
Genus:
   Strigops
Scientific:
  Strigops habroptila

Original description

Citation:
  Gray, GR 1845

Reference:
   Gen. Birds 2 p.427 pl.CV

Protonym:
  Strigops habroptilus

Type locality:
  'One of the islands in the South Pacific' = New Zealand, restricted to Dusky Sound, South Island by Mathews and Iredale, antea.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43661631

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  16804FAF5DCCB288

Avibase ID:
  avibase-16804FAF

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/16804FAF

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 714021


CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

Geographic range:

  • Strigops habroptila: now mostly Codfish Island (=Whenua Hou, west of Stewart Island); formerly North, South, and Stewart islands (New Zealand); extremely rare and intensively managed
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Kakapo
Catalan:
Kakapo
Czech:
kakapo soví
Danish:
Uglepapegøje
German:
Kakapo
Spanish:
Kakapo
Spanish (Spain):
Kakapo
Finnish:
kakapo
French:
Strigops kakapo
Croatian:
kakapo
Hungarian:
kakapó
Icelandic:
Uglupáfi
Italian:
Kakapo
Japanese (romaji):
fukurououmu
Japanese:
フクロウオウム
Lithuanian:
Pelėdinė papūga
Dutch:
Kakapo
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kakapo
Norwegian:
Kakapo
Polish:
kakapo
Portuguese:
Kakapo
Portuguese (Portugal):
kakapo
Russian:
Какапо
Slovak:
kakapo sovovitý
Serbian:
Kakapo
Swedish:
kakapo
Ukrainian:
Какапо
Chinese:
鸮面鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional):
鴞鸚鵡

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Kakapo ( Strigops habroptila)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
Kakapo ( Strigops habroptila)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Kakapo ( Strigops habroptila)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Strigops kakapo ( Strigops habroptila)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Strigops kakapo ( Strigops habroptilus)
Clements 1st edition:
Kakapo ( Strigops habroptilus)
Clements, version 2021:
Kakapo ( Strigops habroptila)
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
Kakapo ( Strigops habroptilus)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Kakapo ( Strigops habroptilus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Kakapo ( Strigops habroptilus)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Kakapo ( Strigops habroptila)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Kakapo ( Strigops habroptila)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Kakapo ( Strigops habroptila)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Kakapo ( Strigops habroptila)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Kakapo ( Strigops habroptilus)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Kakapo ( Strigops habroptilus)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Strigops habroptilus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Strigops habroptilus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Strigops habroptilus
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Kakapo ( Strigops habroptilus)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Kakapo ( Strigops habroptilus)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Kakapo ( Strigops habroptilus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Kakapo ( Strigops habroptila)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Strigops habroptila
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Strigops habroptila

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: bayquş tutuquşu, kakapo
Bengali: কাকাম঩া
Bengali (transliteration): kākāpō
Catalan: Kakapo
Montenegrin: kakapo, какапо
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): какапо
Czech: Kakapo soví
Chuvash: какапо
Danish: Uglepapegøje
German: Eulenpapagei, Kakapo
English: Kakapo, Owl Parrot
English, HBW: Kakapo
English (IOC): Kakapo
English (United States): Kakapo
Esperanto: strigopa papago
Spanish: Kakapo
Spanish (Spain): Kakapo
Spanish (HBW): Kakapo
Estonian: kakapo, kakkpapagoi, kakkpapagoi (kakapo)
Finnish: Kakapo, pöllöpapukaija
French: Kakapo, Perroquet hibou, Strigops kakapo
Croatian: kakapo
Hungarian: kakapó
Icelandic: Uglupáfi
Italian: Kakapo
Japanese (romaji): fukurououmu
Japanese: フクロウオウム
Kara-Kalpak: жапалаққа сымаң тоты қус, какапо, үки сыяқлы тоты қус
Kazakh: жапалық ара, какапо
Kirghiz: бабырган аара, бабыргантоту, какапо
Scientific: Strigops greyii, Strigops habroptila, Strigops habroptilus, Strigops habroptilus innominatus, Strigops habroptilus parsonsi, Stringops habroptilus
Lithuanian: Pelėdinė papūga
Maori: Kakapo, Ka-ka-po
Maltese: kakapo
Dutch: Kakapo
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kakapo
Norwegian: Kakapo, Uglepapegøye
Polish: kakapo
Portuguese: Kakapo
Portuguese (Portugal): kakapo
Russian: Какапо, совиный попугай
Slovak: kakapo sovovitý
Slovenian: kakapo, Sovji papagaj
Serbian: Kakapo
Swedish: Kakapo, Ugglepapegoja
Turkish: Kakapu
Tatar: ябалаксыман тутый кош
Ukrainian: Какапо
Uzbek: какапо
Chinese: 鸮面鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional): 鴞鸚鵡

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