The Kea
Keas are members of large parrot which is found in the South Island of New Zealand and around high mountains.
They have a green feather with black and light orange with yellow and black feathers under its wings and rump. Their feather is blue and green dark colours. They look like all parrots they have 4 toes on each foot. Two of them point forward and the others point backwards. Those are helping Keas for catching objects and moving around in the tree and on the ground.
The Kea's beak is long and curved. The male's beak is approximately 4.5 - 5 cm long and the female's beak is smaller than the male (4 - 4.5cm). The Kea's beak is a very different shape to the kaka's beak which is much thicker and shorter.
Kea males weights are 750g-1kg and female is slightly at 700g-850g. That is about the weight of a very small chicken. The shape and weight of Kea ensure they don't lose heat too quickly when up in the freezing mountains.
The breeding season occurs in between July and January. They are two to five eggs are deposited into the nest. They hatch 21 days later. Female Keas spend an hour a day and half of the night feeding a short distance for the nest. Males help with the feeding when the chicks are about 1 month old.
Keas are endangered because they are still deliberately shot although they are protected by law. Because of that, during this time, people are trying to avoid acting that damage the Kea.
They have a green feather with black and light orange with yellow and black feathers under its wings and rump. Their feather is blue and green dark colours. They look like all parrots they have 4 toes on each foot. Two of them point forward and the others point backwards. Those are helping Keas for catching objects and moving around in the tree and on the ground.
The Kea's beak is long and curved. The male's beak is approximately 4.5 - 5 cm long and the female's beak is smaller than the male (4 - 4.5cm). The Kea's beak is a very different shape to the kaka's beak which is much thicker and shorter.
Kea males weights are 750g-1kg and female is slightly at 700g-850g. That is about the weight of a very small chicken. The shape and weight of Kea ensure they don't lose heat too quickly when up in the freezing mountains.
The breeding season occurs in between July and January. They are two to five eggs are deposited into the nest. They hatch 21 days later. Female Keas spend an hour a day and half of the night feeding a short distance for the nest. Males help with the feeding when the chicks are about 1 month old.
Keas are endangered because they are still deliberately shot although they are protected by law. Because of that, during this time, people are trying to avoid acting that damage the Kea.
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