Kea
The kea was described by ornithologist, John Gould, in 1856 and is named after its loud, in-flight "keee-aa" call.
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The kea was described by ornithologist, John Gould, in 1856 and is named after its loud, in-flight “keee-aa” call.
The kea was described by ornithologist, John Gould, in 1856.
The genus Nestor contains four species: the New Zealand kaka (Nestor meridionalis), the kea (Nestor notabilis), the extinct Norfolk kaka (Nestor productus), and the extinct Chatham kaka (Nestor chathamensis). All four are…
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mogai drawtober 2019 day 27: nonbinary
a nonbinary northern kaka (Nestor productus), using this flag recolour!
nonbinary: a gender identity that also functions as an umbrella term for all genders outside of the gender binary; a person who does not adhere to the gender binary.
[link: what’s the difference between nonbinary and genderqueer?]
[image description: a simplistic drawing of a parrot. it’s coloured in the nonbinary flag colours of violet, pale yellow, very dark blue-purple, and very pale yellow. end image description]
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