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Reischek's Parakeet
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Reischek's Parakeet
Cyanoramphus hochstetteri
Reischek's kakariki or Reischek's parakeet (Cyanoramphus hochstetteri) is a small green parrot confined to 21 km2 (8.1 mi2) Antipodes Island, one of New Zealand's subantarctic islands, which it shares with a congener, the larger Antipodes parakeet.
From the article Reischek's parakeet on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
What it does
Reischek's parakeet feeds on tussock flowers, leaves, seeds, berries as well as invertebrates such as fly larvae in the guano of the penguin colonies. It also scavenges on the carcasses of petrels and albatrosses.
Wikipedia: “Feeding”
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Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 144561.