Kea
Appearance
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Momo: | N. notabilis
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Nestor notabilis |
Ko te Kea (Nestor notabilis) tētahi o ngā momo Kākā o Aotearoa. He manu o ngā maunga me ngā ngahere o Te Wai-pounamu, he manu ātaahua, he rite te āhua o ngā huruhuru ki tō te pounamu. He nanakia hoki te manu nei; ā, ki ētahi, he manu kai i ngā pirikahu o te maunga. I ēnei rā, ko tōna 5,000 noa iho ngā kea e ora tonu ana i ēnei moutere; e ai ki ētahi, ko tōna 1,000 noa iho kē. Ko te ingoa pūtaiao he Nestor notabilis. Ko te ingoa reo Pākehā he Kea; ki ētahi he Mountain Parrot.