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Norfolk Island Kaka

Nestor productus (Gould, J 1836)

The Norfolk kākā is an extinct species of large parrot, belonging to the parrot family Nestoridae. The birds were about 38 cm long, with mostly olive-brown upperparts, (reddish-)orange cheeks and throat, straw-coloured breast, thighs, rump and lower abdomen dark orange and a prominent beak. It inhabited the rocks and treetops of Norfolk Island and adjacent Phillip Island. It was a relative of the New Zealand kākā. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Psittaciformes
Family:
  Strigopidae
Genus:
   Nestor
Scientific:
  Nestor productus


Original description

Citation:
  (Gould, J 1836)

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London Part 4, no.38 p. 19

Protonym:
  Plyctolophus productus

Type locality:
  No locality = Phillip Island, off Norfolk Island.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30570744


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  7328A120349DCBBB

Avibase ID:
  avibase-7328A120

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/7328A120


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554849


EXTINCT

Geographic range:

  • Nestor productus: formerly Norfolk and Phillip islands; extinct, last reported 1851
English:
Norfolk Island Kaka
Catalan:
Kaka de de l'illa Norfolk
Czech:
nestor úzkozobý
Danish:
Norfolkkaka
German:
Norfolkkaka
Spanish:
Kaka de Isla Norfolk
Spanish (Spain):
Kaka de isla Norfolk
Finnish:
norfolkinsaarenkaka
French:
Nestor de Norfolk
Croatian:
norfolška kaka
Hungarian:
norfolk-szigeti kaka
Italian:
Kaka di Norfolk
Japanese (romaji):
kimunekaka
Japanese:
キムネカカ
Lithuanian:
Plonasnapis nestoras
Dutch:
Norfolkkaka
Norwegian:
Gullkaka
Polish:
nestor skalny
Portuguese:
Kākā-de-norfolk
Portuguese (Portugal):
kaká-de-norfolk
Russian:
Тонкоклювый нестор
Slovak:
nestor štíhlozobý
Serbian:
Kaka papagaj sa Norfolka
Swedish:
norfolk-kaka
Ukrainian:
Нестор скельний
Chinese:
诺福克啄羊鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional):
諾福克島啄羊鸚鵡1900滅絕


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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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:
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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):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Nestor de Norfolk ( Nestor productus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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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 (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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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 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 and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Norfolk Island Kea ( Nestor productus)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Nestor productus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Nestor productus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Nestor productus
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Nestor productus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Nestor productus

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: Norfolk kakası
Catalan: Kaka de de l'illa Norfolk
Czech: nestor úzkozobý
Danish: Norfolkkaka
German: Dünnschnabelnestor, Norfolkkaka, Norfolk-Kaka
English: Norfolk Island Kaka, Norfolk Island Kea, Norfolk Island Parrot, Norfolk Kaka
English, HBW: Norfolk Kaka
English (IOC): Norfolk Kaka
English (United States): Norfolk Island Kaka
Spanish: Kaka de Isla Norfolk, Kaka de la Norfolk, Kaka de Norfolk
Spanish (Spain): Kaka de isla Norfolk, Kaka de la Norfolk
Spanish (HBW): Norfolk Island Kaka
Estonian: norfolki kaaka, norfolki kaaka (norfolki kaakapapagoi), norfolki kaakapapagoi
Finnish: norfolkinsaarenkaka, Norfolksaartenkaka
French: Nestor de Norfolk
Croatian: norfolška kaka
Hungarian: norfolk-szigeti kaka
Italian: Kaka di Norfolk
Japanese (romaji): kimunekaka
Japanese: キムネカカ
Scientific: Nestor productus, Plyctolophus productus
Lithuanian: Plonasnapis nestoras
Dutch: Norfolk-eilandkaka, Norfolkkaka
Norwegian: Gullkaka, Norfolk-kaka
Polish: nestor skalny
Portuguese: Kākā-de-norfolk
Portuguese (Portugal): kaká-de-norfolk
Russian: Тонкоклювый нестор
Slovak: nestor štíhlozobý
Serbian: Kaka papagaj sa Norfolka
Swedish: Norfolkkaka, norfolk-kaka
Turkish: Norfolk Adası keası
Ukrainian: Нестор скельний
Chinese: 诺福克啄羊鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional): 諾福克島啄羊鸚鵡, 諾福克島啄羊鸚鵡1900滅絕

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