The kea is a species of large parrot in the family Nestoridae found in the forested and alpine regions of the South Island of New Zealand. About 48 cm (19 in) long, it is mostly olive-green with a brilliant orange under its wings and has a large, narrow, curved, grey-brown upper beak. Its omnivorous diet includes carrion, but consists mainly of roots, leaves, berries, nectar, and insects. Now uncommon, the kea was once killed for bounty due to concerns by the sheep-farming community that it attacked livestock, especially sheep. In 1986, it received absolute protection under the Wildlife Act. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Gould, J 1856
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
Part 24, no.306 p. 94
Protonym:
Nestor notabilis
Type locality:
Murihiku District, South Island, New Zealand.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/46214#page/130/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
D2E2AE57ABAD79F3
Avibase ID:
avibase-D2E2AE57
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D2E2AE57
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177500
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Nestor kéa ( Nestor notabilis) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Nestor kéa ( Nestor notabilis) |
Clements 1st edition: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Clements, version 2021: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Clements, version 2022: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Clements, version 2023: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Clements 3rd edition: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Clements 4th edition: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Clements, version 2015: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Clements, version 2016: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Clements, version 2017: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Clements, version 2018: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Clements, version 2019: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
eBird version 1.50: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
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eBird version 2021: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
eBird version 2022: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
eBird version 2023: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Nestor notabilis |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Nestor notabilis |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Nestor notabilis |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Kea ( Nestor notabilis) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Nestor notabilis |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Nestor notabilis |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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