Kakapo
Strigops habroptila
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPsittaciformes (Parrots)
- FamilyPsittacidae (New World and African Parrots)
- GenusStrigops (Kākāpō)
- SpeciesStrigops habroptila (Kakapo)
Closest Relatives at Rakiura National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 2 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Kakapo in Rakiura National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Kakapo sighting in Rakiura National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Kakapo in Rakiura National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Kakapo in Rakiura National Park in our monthly data.