The kea has been crowned New Zealand’s Bird of the Year after two weeks of heated campaigning. These large, green mountain parrots are known for their curiosity and intelligence. Once numbering in the ...

New Zealand’s highly intelligent parrot, the playful kea bird, has a contagious “play call,” like human laughter, that makes other kea birds want to play more. A new study in the journal Current ...

After weeks of heated campaigning, New Zealand's Bird of the Year has been announced as the kea. It marks the first victory for the endangered mountain parrot, known for its intelligence and curiosity ...

The kea's status has officially changed to endangered after raids on their nests by introduced predators reduced their numbers to only a few thousand. The mountain parrot, which was recently crowned ...

New Zealanders were urged to 'vote kea' in a video campaign for the world's only alpine parrot, resulting in thousands more votes cast for the species than actual birds in existence. The nation's ...

Imagine being rejected by your parents after being born. For Nelson, a baby Kea parrot, this is exactly what happened when he hatched. According to the UK Daily Mail, Nelson was born into tough ...