New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (20)
- Subspecies (2)
Nigel Collar and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 24, 2017
Text last updated May 24, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | kaka de Nova Zelanda |
| Czech | nestor kaka |
| Dutch | Kaka |
| English | New Zealand Kaka |
| English (United States) | New Zealand Kaka |
| French | Nestor superbe |
| French (France) | Nestor superbe |
| German | Kaka |
| Icelandic | Kagpápi |
| Japanese | カカ |
| Norwegian | kaka |
| Polish | nestor kaka |
| Russian | Кака |
| Serbian | Novozelandski kaka papagaj |
| Slovak | nestor kaka |
| Spanish | Kaka |
| Spanish (Spain) | Kaka |
| Swedish | kaka |
| Turkish | Yeni Zelanda Kakası |
| Ukrainian | Нестор білоголовий |
Nestor meridionalis (Gmelin, 1788)
PROTONYM:
Psittacus meridionalis
Gmelin, 1788. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I], p.333.
TYPE LOCALITY:
New Zealand = Dusky Sound, South Island, ex Latham.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- NESTOR
- nestor
- meridionale / meridionalis
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the New Zealand Kaka
