Genus

Kaka and Kea

Nestor

2 species in our catalog · found in 7 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPsittaciformes (Parrots)
FamilyPsittacidae (New World and African Parrots)
GenusNestor (Kaka and Kea)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

VU Endemic

Nestor meridionalis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

EN Endemic

Nestor notabilis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~40%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Kaka and Kea

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~80%
	New Zealand Kaka			~80%
2	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~70%
	Kea			~70%
	New Zealand Kaka			~20%
3	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~50%
	Kea			~30%
	New Zealand Kaka			~20%
4	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~20%
	Kea			~20%
	New Zealand Kaka			Insufficient data
5	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~20%
	New Zealand Kaka			~20%
6	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~10%
	New Zealand Kaka			~10%
	Kea			<5%
7	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	<5%
	New Zealand Kaka			Insufficient data

Kaka and Kea

Species in this group

New Zealand Kaka

Kea

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Kaka and Kea

Parks Ranked