Welcome to Kākāpo Society.

Learn more about the Kākāpo bird, its history and conservation.

The Kākāpo is a unique bird

The Kākāpo is one of the rarest parrots in the world:

• It's flightless
• It's the world's heaviest parrot
• It's possibly the oldest living bird and
• It has a subsonic mating boom that can travel several kilometres

And that's just a few things that make Kākāpo so special!

The Kākāpo can only be found in New Zealand and every year countless people from around the world - dozens of hard-working volunteers - give their time and energy trying to save the Kākāpo from the brink of extinction.

Most of the Kākāpo Recovery takes place on remote, predator-free islands off southern New Zealand.