Biology:List of kākāpō

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Female kākāpō Pura on Codfish Island / Whenua Hou

The number of living individuals of the critically endangered kākāpō, a large, flightless parrot native to New Zealand is Template:Number of Living Kakapo Every known living kākāpō, except some young chicks, has been given a name by officials of the Kākāpō Recovery Programme. Many of the older birds were given English-language names, but more recent chicks have been given Māori names. Some kākāpō, such as Richard Henry and Moorhouse, are named after people who have provided assistance to the preservation efforts. A kākāpō interactive family tree is available.[1]

Recent population changes

After a good breeding year in 2002, the population remained at 86 until 2004, when three two-year-old female kākāpō died from erysipelas caused by the soil bacterium Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae.[2][3] Four chicks survived from the 2005 breeding season. The male Gunner died of aflatoxicosis during the New Zealand winter of 2005, bringing the population back to 86.[4] In April 2008, the population grew to 93[5] with the hatching of seven chicks,[6] then fell to 92 due to the death of adult Bill.[7] One of the seven 2008 chicks died soon after hatching,[8] bringing the total down to 91, and on 28 October 2008, male Lee died, bringing the population down to 90.[9] Male Rangi was rediscovered in February 2009 after spending 21 years living on Codfish Island.[10] The 2009 breeding season resulted in 33 chicks (20 male and 13 female), bringing the population up to 124.[11]

A number of older birds died during 2010, followed by the significant loss of the only remaining Fiordland kākāpō, Richard Henry, announced during January 2011. His Fiordland genes survive through his three progeny.[12] The breeding season in 2011 produced 11 chicks (eight females, three male), which all survived, bringing the population to 131. However, the deaths of several birds followed and with no breeding in 2012, the population dropped to 124.[13] The hatching of six eggs in May 2014 (the first hatchings since 2011) then increased the total population to 130 living individuals.

Forty-seven chicks hatched in the 2016 nesting season, making it a "record breeding season". As of July 2016, 34 of them had survived.[14][15]

A record 71 chicks were born and raised to juvenile range in the 2018/2019 breeding season.[16] Department of Conservation, Kākāpō operations manager Deidre Vercoe was quoted saying '"The kākāpō population has grown 70% in the last 5 years and we're starting to reach carrying capacity on the two main breeding islands: Anchor and Whenua Hou. We need to find new suitable habitats for the growing population, which is a great problem to have."

As of January 2023, the New Zealand Dept of Conservation site shows a population of Template:Number of Living Kakapo. All known kakapo reside on four predator free islands Whenua Hou, Pukenui, Hauturu, Te Kakahu and Pearl Island.

Founder kākāpō in 1995 [17](51)[18]

Names marked are of birds missing, presumed dead

Names marked † are of birds deceased

The kakapo founder birds are all of the kakapo individuals that were alive in 1995; Beginning of the Kākāpō Recovery Programme.

Female

  1. Alice – first captured: 1981;
  2. Bella – first captured: 1982
  3. Cyndy – first captured: 1987
  4. Flossie – first captured: by 1982
  5. Fuchsia – first captured: 1991;
  6. Jane – first captured 1989
  7. Jean – first captured: 1981
  8. Lisa – first captured: by August 1982
  9. Maggie – first captured: March 1980
  10. Margaret-Maree – first captured: 1986
  11. Nora – first captured: 1980
  12. Ruth – first captured: 1991
  13. Sandra - first captured 1992
  14. Sarah – first captured 1989
  15. Solstice – first captured: 21 June 1997;
  16. Sue – first captured: 1983
  17. Suzanne – first captured 1989
  18. Wendy – first captured:1982
  19. Zephyr – hatched: 1981

Males

  1. Arab – first captured in 1980
  2. Barnard – first captured: 1982;
  3. Basil – first captured 1989
  4. Ben
  5. Bill – first captured: 1982
  6. Blades – first captured 1982
  7. Bonus – Found in April 1984.
  8. Boss – first captured 1989
  9. Dobbie – hatched: 1991;
  10. Felix – first captured: 1989;
  11. Gerry
  12. Gumboots – first captured: 1988,
  13. Gunner
  14. Jimmy
  15. Joe – First captured: 1982
  16. Ken – first captured: 1988
  17. Lee
  18. Lionel – first captured: 1981
  19. Luke – found in April 1982.
  20. Merv – found in January 1989.
  21. Nog – first captured: 1989
  22. Ox – first captured: 1982
  23. Piripi – caught in January 1990
  24. Ralph – first captured: 1987
  25. Rangi – first captured: 1987
  26. Richard Henry – first captured: 1975 † (Only known surviving Fiordland Kakapo to breed[19])
  27. Rob
  28. Sass
  29. Smoko – first captured: 1991
  30. Stumpy – hatched: 1991
  31. Waynebo
  32. Whiskas – first captured: 1989

Living kākāpō (Template:Number of Living Kakapo)

Females

Kākāpō population development since 1977. Red arrows indicate breeding years.
  1. Adelaide – hatched: 2016; mother: Kuia, father: Kumi.
  2. Aella – hatched: 2022; mother: Boomer, father: Te Kingi.
  3. Ahu – hatched: 2022; mother: Marian, father: Te Kingi.[20]
  4. Ᾱio – hatched: 2019; mother: Mila, father: Horton.
  5. Ako – hatched: 2019; mother: Esperance, father: Kōmaru.
  6. Alice – first captured: 1981; mother of Snark '81, Manu '97; Al, Pearl '02, Huarangi, Vori, Whetū '19, Rūpi '22.
  7. Alison – hatched: 2019; mother: Queenie, father: Tutoko.
  8. Aparima – hatched: 2002; mother: Wendy, father: Waynebo; mother of JEM '08, Bunker, Chicory, Sage, Horopito '19, Lilibet, Phantom, Rosemary '22.
  9. Aranga – hatched: 1999; mother: Lisa, father: Ox;[citation needed] mother of Jack '09, Waikawa '11, Percy, Clout '16.[21]
  10. Āria – hatched: 2019; mother: Awarua, father: Kōmaru.
  11. Atareta – hatched: 2011; mother: Lisa, father: Blades; mother of Manaaki, Atatu, Whaea Jane '19, Rōria, Pūkāea, Ata Rangi '22.
  12. Atatū – hatched 2019; mother: Atareta, father: Te Kingi.
  13. Avé – hatched 2022; mother: Konini, father: Kumi.
  14. Aumaria – hatched: 2016; mother: Stella, father: Blake.[22]
  15. Awarua – hatched: 2009; mother: Kuihi, father: Barnard; mother of Motupōhue, Āria, Matariki '19, Ngaio, Hector, Joy '22.[21]
  16. Āwhina – hatched 2022; mother: JEM, father: Waihōpai.
  17. Bella – first captured: 1982; mother of Tiaka, Hillary, Roha '09, Verity '19.
  18. Boomer – hatched: 1999; mother: Zephyr, father: Felix; mother of Deans, Hau, Marangai '19, Aella, Merekara '22.
  19. Cyndy – first captured: 1987; mother of Horton '02; Weheruatanga-o-te-po, Elwin, Jester '08; Ngatapa, Queenie '09.
  20. Dusky – hatched: 2016; mother: Tiwhiri, father: Horton.
  21. Elsie – hatched: 2019; mother: Waikawa, father: Horton.
  22. Esperance – hatched: 2002; mother: Flossie, father: Bill; mother of Huhana '09, Ako, Matakana, Toiora '19.
  23. Eva – hatched: 2019; mother: Suzanne, father: Gulliver.
  24. Evohe – hatched: 2009; mother: Zephyr, father: Felix; mother of Pōtonga, Kōhengi '19,[21] Norm, Hautoka, Tōrua '22.
  25. Flossie – first captured: by 1982; mother of Heather '81; Kuia, Gulliver, Sinbad '98; Rakiura, Esperance '02; Yasmine, Pura '05; Wiremu, Scratch '09; Hakatere, Waa '11.[21]
  26. Galaxy – hatched: 2019; Mother: Ihi, father Guapo.
  27. Gale – hatched: 2019; Mother: Nora, father Tutoko.
  28. Gertrude – hatched: 2016; mother: Kuia, father: Blake; mother of Paritū, Ursula '22.[22]
  29. Hakatere – hatched: 2011; mother: Flossie, father: Barnard.[13]
  30. Hananui – hatched: 2002; mother: Lisa, father: Blades; mother of Wharetutu, Wolf '09.
  31. Hanariki – hatched: 2019; mother: Pura, father: Te Atapo.
  32. Hau – hatched: 2019; mother: Boomer, father: Tamahou.
  33. Hauturu – hatched: 1999; mother: Lisa, father: Ox.
  34. Heather – hatched: 1981; mother: Flossie, father: Ben; mother of Palmersan, Robbie '02; Guapo, Awhero '09; Mahli, Tohu '14.
  35. Hera – hatched: 2016; mother Suzanne, father Arab.
  36. Hine Taumai – hatched: 2002; mother: Wendy, father: Waynebo; mother of Te Here, Tuterangi, Tītapu '16, Olive '22.
  37. Hinemoa – hatched: 2009; mother: Sue, father: Basil; mother of Ranger, Whakakini '19.[21]
  38. Huarangi – hatched: 2019, mother: Alice, father: Boss.
  39. Huhū – Hatched: 2019; mother: Huhana, father: Guapo.
  40. Jean – first captured: 1981; mother of Blake, Kuihi, Te Kingi '02.
  41. Joy – hatched: 2022, mother: Awarua, father: Kōmaru.
  42. JEM – hatched: 2008; mother: Aparima, father: Bill; mother of Āwhina '22.[9]
  43. Kōhengi – hatched: 2019, mother: Evohe, father: Te Kingi.
  44. Konini – hatched: 2002; mother: Fuchsia, father: Waynebo; mother of Hugh '16, Paroro, Avé, Thrum '22.
  45. Kuia – hatched: 1998; mother: Flossie, father: Richard Henry; mother of Gertrude, Marian, Adelaide, Henry '16, Acheron, Mackenzie, Quill '19.
  46. Kuihi – hatched: 2002; mother: Jean, father: Sass; mother of Awarua, Waihopai, Hokonui '09, Oraka '16, Koru, Māhutonga '19.
  47. Kura – hatched: 2016; mother: Tumeke, father Boss.
  48. Lilibet - hatched: 2022; mother: Aparima, father: Basil.
  49. Lisa – first captured: by August 1982; mother of Ellie, Hauturu, Aranga '99; Hananui '02; Tiwhiri, Hurihuri, Purity '09; Atareta '11; Ruapuke '14 (Presumed lost on Little Barrier Island for 13 years; rediscovered on a nest in 1999.)[21] (Encounter with Stephen Fry and Mark Carwardine described in Last Chance to See.) (Likely also the mother of Merty and Joe).
  50. Luna – hatched: 2022; mother: Stella, father: Horton.[23]
  51. Madeline – hatched: 2022; mother: Margaret-Maree, father Sinbad (by artificial insemination).
  52. Madison – hatched: 2019; mother: Waikawa, father Horton.
  53. Mahli – hatched: 2014; mother: Heather, father: Dobbie.
  54. Makorea – hatched: 2016; mother: Waikawa, father Kumi.
  55. Marama – hatched: 2002; mother: Margaret-Maree, father: Nog; Mother of Hikoi, Porowhita, Tūtānekai '19.
  56. Margaret-Maree – first captured: 1986; mother of Marama, Mila, Monoa '02; Kumi '05; Millie, Moss '09, Madeline (by artificial insemination) '22 (Likely the mother of Sarah and Wendy).
  57. Marian – hatched: 2016; mother: Kuia, father: Kumi; mother of Ahu, Cascade, Matilda '22.
  58. Matilda – hatched: 2022; mother: Marian, father: Te Kingi.[23]
  59. Mati-Mā – hatched: 2019; mother: Rakiura, father: Kōmaru.
  60. Merekara – hatched: 2022; mother: Boomer, father: Te Kingi.
  61. Moana – hatched 2022; mother: Pearl, father: Boss.[24]
  62. Mukeke – hatched: 2016; mother: Waa, father: Blake.[22]
  63. Ngaio – hatched: 2022; mother: Awarua, father: Kōmaru.
  64. Ninihi – hatched: 2016; mother: Stella, father: Blake.[22]
  65. Nora – first captured: 1980; mother of Zephyr, Adler '81; Matangi, Kotiu '16, Gale, Kōraki, Rahotu (by artificial insemination) '19.
  66. Olive – hatched 2022; mother: Hine Taumai, father: Tamahou.[24]
  67. Ongaonga - hatched: 2022; mother: Waa, father: Ariki
  68. Owha - hatched: 2022; mother: Ra, father Hokonui.
  69. Pākiki - hatched: 2022; mother: Toitiiti, father: Basil.
  70. Paritū - hatched: 2022; mother: Gertrude, father: Ariki.
  71. Pearl – hatched: 2002; mother: Alice, father: Waynebo; mother of Juanma, Jemma '09; Punga, Attenborough, Faulkner '16, Tuarua '19, Mātāmua, Mokonui, Moana '22.
  72. Phoenix – hatched: 2019; mother: Waikawa, father: Horton.
  73. Pounamu – hatched: 2005; mother: Sara, father: Waynebo.
  74. Pura – hatched: 2005; mother: Flossie, father: Bill; mother of: Bravo, Hanariki, Uri '19, Stefan '22.
  75. Queenie – hatched: 2009; mother: Cyndy, father: Ox; mother of Alison, Scotty '19, Willans '22.[21]
  76. Rakiura – hatched: 2002; mother: Flossie, father: Bill; mother of Toititi '08; Tamahou, Tiaho, Te Atapo '09; Taonga, Tia, Tutoko '11; Taeatanga, Te Awa '14, Mati-Mā, Tautahi '19.[21]
  77. Rātā – hatched: 2019; mother: Ruth, father: Juanma.
  78. Rere – hatched: 2019; mother: Roha, father: Takitimu.
  79. Rimu – hatched: 2016; mother: Wendy; father Boss.
  80. Roha – hatched: 2009; mother: Bella, father: Blades; mother of Kewa, Rere '19.[21]
  81. Rosemary – hatched: 2022; mother: Aparima, father: Basil.
  82. Ruth – first captured: 1991; mother of Doc '02, Tukaha '16, Rātā '19, Kevin '22 (by artificial insemination). (She is blind in one eye).
  83. Solstice – first captured: 21 June 1997; mother of Ra '09; Ihi, Kōmaru, Stella '11, Valerie, Manakouri '22 (Last bird captured from Stewart Island / Rakiura).[21]
  84. Stella – hatched: 2011; mother: Solstice, father: Waynebo; mother of Ninihi, Kokoto, Aumaria '16;[13] Kenneth, Manawanui, Orion '19, Luna, Uenuku, Ururangi '22.
  85. Sue – first captured: 1983; mother of Takitimu '02; Rooster '08; George, Hinemoa '09; Elliot, Ruggedy '16.
  86. Suzanne – first captured 1989; mother of Ian '11, Egilsay, Hera '16, Milford, Fergus, Eva '19.[21]
  87. Tangiwai – hatched: 2022; mother: Tohu, father: Sinbad (by artificial insemination).
  88. Tia – hatched: 2011; mother: Rakiura, father: Barnard.[13]
  89. Tiaka – hatched: 2009; mother: Bella, father: Blades.[21]
  90. Tītapu – hatched: 2016; mother: Hine Taumai, father: Takitimu; mother of Tuarima, Bloxham '22.
  91. Tiwhiri – hatched: 2009; mother: Lisa, father: Basil; mother of Dusky '16, Tōmua, Tūmanako '19.[21]
  92. Tohu – hatched: 2014; mother: Heather, father: Dobbie, mother of Kaiako, Tangiwai '22.
  93. Toiora – hatched: 2019; mother: Esperance, father: Kōmaru.
  94. Toitiiti – hatched: 2008; mother: Rakiura, father: Ox;[9] mother of Pākiki '22
  95. Tōrua – hatched: 2022; mother: Evohe, father Manu.
  96. Tuarua – hatched: 2019, mother: Pearl, father: Boss.
  97. Tukaha – hatched: 2016; mother: Ruth, father: Blades.
  98. Tumeke – hatched: 2002; mother: Wendy, father: Waynebo; mother of Kura, Kanawera, Tau Kuhurangi '16, Big Nick, Meri, Tutū '19, Tā Tipene, Mason '22.
  99. Tūruapō - hatched: 2022; mother: Weheruatanga-o-te-po, father: Merv (by artificial insemination).
  100. Uenuku - hatched: 2022; mother: Stella, father: Horton.
  101. Ursula - hatched: 2022; mother: Gertrude, father: Ariki.
  102. Ururangi - hatched 2022; mother: Stella, father: Horton.
  103. Valerie – hatched: 2022; mother: Solstice, father Gulliver.
  104. Verity – hatched: 2019; mother: Bella, father: Juanma.
  105. Vori – hatched: 2019; mother: Alice, father: Boss.
  106. Waa – hatched: 2011; mother: Flossie, father: Barnard; mother of Mukeke '16, Ōtepoti '19,[13] Tuterakipaua, Ongaonga '22.
  107. Waikawa – hatched: 2011; mother: Aranga, father: Blades; mother of Makorea '16, Elsie, Kohitatea, Kotahitanga, Madison, Phoenix '19, Kawa, Wai '22.[13]
  108. Weheruatanga-o-te-po – hatched: 2008; mother: Cyndy, father: Ox; mother of Tūruapō (by artificial insemination), Andy (by artificial insemination) '22.[9]
  109. Wendy – first captured:1982; mother of Dobbie '91; Aparima, Hine Taumai, Tumeke '02; Jamieson, Rimu '16.
  110. Whaea Jane – hatched: 2019; mother: Atareta, father: Te Kingi.
  111. Whetū – hatched: 2019; mother: Alice, father: Boss.
  112. Yasmine – hatched: 2005; mother: Flossie, father: Bill.
  113. Zephyr – hatched: 1981; mother: Nora, father: Rangi; mother of Hoki '92; Sirocco, Tiwai '97; Trevor, Boomer '99; Maestro, Evohe '09, Sushil (by artificial insemination), Lierz (by artificial insemination) '22.

Males

Sirocco on show at Auckland Zoo in September 2009
  1. Acheron – hatched: 2019; mother: Kuia, father: Tamahou.
  2. Andy – hatched: 2022; mother: Weheruatanga-o-te-po, father: Merv (by artificial insemination).
  3. Apollo – hatched: 2022; mother: Ra, father: Hokonui.
  4. Ariki – hatched: 2002; mother: Sara, father: Waynebo, father of Tuterakipaua, Ongaonga, Paritū, Ursula '22.
  5. Ata Rangi – hatched: 2022; mother: Atareta, father: Te Kingi.
  6. Attenborough – hatched: 2016; mother: Pearl, father Felix.
  7. Awhero – hatched: 2009; mother: Heather, father: Blades.[21]
  8. Basil – first captured 1989; father of Doc, Takitimu '02; Rooster '08; Hinemoa, George, Tiwhiri, Purity, Hurihuri '09 Bunker, Chicory, Sage, Horopito '19, Pākiki, Phantom, Lilibet, Rosemary '22.
  9. Big Nick – hatched: 2019; mother: Tumeke, Father: Boss.
  10. Blades – first captured 1982; father of Hananui '02; Awhero, Tiaka, Hillary, Roha, Jack, Guapo '09; Atareta, Waikawa '11; Ruapuke, Taeatanga, Te Awa, Moorhouse '14; Kotiu, Matangi, Ruggedy, Elliot, Tukaha, Oraka '16.[21]
  11. Bloxham – hatched: 2022; mother: Tītapu, father Gulliver.
  12. Bluster-Murphy – hatched: 2009; mother: Fuchsia, father: Smoko.[21]
  13. Bonus – Found in April 1984.
  14. Boss – first captured 1989, father of Kura, Kanawera, Tau Kuhurangi, Jamieson '16, Big Nick, Tuarua, Meri, Huarangi, Vori, Whetū '19, Mātāmua, Mokonui, Moana, Rūpi '22.
  15. Bravo – hatched: 2019; mother: Pura, father: Te Atapo.
  16. Bunker – hatched: 2019; mother: Aparima, father: Basil.
  17. Cascade – hatched: 2022; mother: Marian, father: Te Kingi.[25]
  18. Chicory – hatched: 2019; mother: Aparima, father: Basil.
  19. Clout – hatched: 2016; mother: Aranga, father Smoko.
  20. Deans – hatched: 2019; mother: Boomer, father: Tamahou.
  21. Egilsay – hatched: 2016; mother Suzanne, father Arab; originally named Elsie until genetic testing confirmed he was male.[26]
  22. Elliot – hatched: 2016; mother: Sue, father: Blades.
  23. Elwin – hatched: 2008; mother: Cyndy, father: Ox.
  24. Faulkner – hatched: 2016; mother: Pearl, father: Felix.
  25. Fergus – hatched: 2019; mother: Suzanne, father: Gulliver.
  26. George – hatched: 2009; mother: Sue, father: Basil.[21]
  27. Guapo – hatched: 2009; mother: Heather, father: Blades; father of Galaxy, Hondy, Huhu '19, Stefan '22.[21]
  28. Gulliver – hatched: 1998; mother: Flossie; father: Richard Henry; father of Milford, Fergus, Eva '19, Valerie, Manakouri, Tuarima, Bloxham '22.
  29. Hautoka – hatched: 2022; mother: Evohe, father: Manu.
  30. Hector – hatched: 2022; mother: Awarua, father: Kōmaru.
  31. Henry – hatched: 2016; mother: Kuia, father: Kumi (first Grandson of Richard Henry).
  32. Hīkoi – hatched: 2019; mother Marama, father: Takitimu.
  33. Hillary – hatched: 2009; mother: Bella, father: Blades.[21]
  34. Hokonui – hatched: 2009; mother: Kuihi, father: Barnard;[21] father of: Xena '19, Xenicus, Owha, Apollo '22.
  35. Hondy – hatched: 2019; mother Ihi, father: Guapo.
  36. Horopito – hatched: 2019; mother: Aparima, father: Basil.
  37. Horton – hatched: 2002; mother: Cyndy, father: Bill; father of Dusky '16, Ᾱio, Elsie, Kohitatea, Kotahitanga, Lind, Madison, Major, Phoenix, Ranger, Whakakini '19, Luna, Uenuku, Ururangi '22
  38. Hugh – hatched: 2016; mother: Konini, father: Blake.[22]
  39. Hurihuri – hatched: 2009; mother: Lisa, father: Basil; father of Willans '22.[21]
  40. Ian – hatched: 2011; mother: Suzanne, father: Luke.[21]
  41. Jack – hatched: 2009; mother: Aranga, father: Blades.[21]
  42. Jamieson – hatched: 2016; mother: Wendy, father: Boss.
  43. Joe – First captured: 1982, he is infertile.
  44. Kaiako – hatched: 2022; mother: Tohu, father Sinbad (by artificial insemination).
  45. Kanawera – hatched: 2016; mother: Tumeke, father Boss.
  46. Kawa – hatched 2022; mother: Waikawa, father: Te Kingi.[27]
  47. Kenneth – hatched: 2019; mother Stella, father: Te Kingi.
  48. Kevin – hatched: 2022; mother Ruth, father: Merv (by artificial insemination).
  49. Kewa – hatched: 2019; mother: Roha, father: Takitimu.
  50. Kohitātea – hatched: 2019; mother Waikawa, father: Horton.
  51. Kokoto – hatched: 2016; mother: Stella, father: Blake.[22]
  52. Kōmaru – hatched: 2011; mother: Solstice, father: Waynebo; father of Ako, Āria, Māhutonga, Mati-Mā, Matariki, Matakana, Motupōhue, Tautahi, Toiora '19, Ngaio, Hector, Joy '22.[21]
  53. Kōraki – hatched: 2019; mother: Nora, father: Tutoko.
  54. Kotahitanga – hatched: 2019; mother: Waikawa, father: Horton.
  55. Kumi – hatched: 2005; mother: Margaret-Maree, father: Sass; father of Henry, Marian, Adelaide, Makorea '16, Paroro, Avé, Thrum '22.
  56. Lierz – hatched: 2022; mother Zephyr, father: Luke (by artificial insemination).
  57. Lind – hatched: 2019; mother Jemma, father: Horton.
  58. Luke – found in April 1982; father of Ian '11, Sushil (by artificial insemination), Lierz (by artificial insemination) '22.
  59. Mackenzie – hatched: 2019; mother: Kuia, father: Tamahou.
  60. Maestro – hatched: 2009; mother: Zephyr, father: Felix.[21]
  61. Māhutonga – hatched: 2019; mother: Kuihi, father: Kōmaru.
  62. Major – hatched: 2019; mother: Mila, father: Horton.
  63. Manaaki – hatched: 2019; mother: Atareta, father: Te Kingi.
  64. Manakouri – hatched: 2022; mother: Solstice, father: Gulliver.
  65. Manawanui – hatched: 2019; mother: Stella, father: Te Kingi.
  66. Marangai – hatched: 2019; mother: Boomer, father: Tamahou.
  67. Mātāmua – hatched 2022; mother: Pearl, father: Boss.[28]
  68. Mason – hatched: 2022; mother: Tumeke, father Stumpy.
  69. Matangi – hatched: 2016; mother: Nora, father Blades.
  70. Meri – hatched: 2019; mother: Tumeke, father: Boss.
  71. Merv – found in January 1989; father of Tūruapō (by artificial insemination), Andy (by artificial insemination), Kevin (by artificial insemination) '22.
  72. Milford – hatched: 2019, mother: Suzanne, father: Gulliver.
  73. Mokonui – hatched: 2022; mother: Pearl, father: Boss.[29]
  74. Moorhouse – hatched: 2014; mother: Huhana, father: Blades.
  75. Morehu – hatched: 1999; mother: Sandra, father: Felix.
  76. Moss – hatched: 2009; mother: Magaret-Maree, father: Merty.[21]
  77. Motupōhue – hatched: 2019; mother: Awarua, father: Kōmaru.
  78. Ngatapa – hatched: 2009; mother: Cyndy, father: Ox.[21]
  79. Nog – first captured: 1989; father of Mila, Monoa, Marama '02.
  80. Norm - hatched: 2022; mother: Evohe; father: Manu.
  81. Oraka – hatched: 2016; mother: Kuihi, father: Blades.
  82. Orion – hatched: 2019; mother: Stella, father: Te Kingi.
  83. Ōtepoti – hatched: 2019; mother: Waa, father: Takitimu.
  84. Ox – first captured: 1982; father of Aranga, Ellie, Hauturu '99; Toititi, Elwin, Wheruatanga-o-te-po, Jester '08; Ngatapa, Queenie '09.
  85. Paddy – hatched: 2009; mother: Sara, father: Manu.[21]
  86. Palmersan – hatched: 2002; mother: Heather, father: Sass.
  87. Paroro – hatched: 2022; mother: Konini, father: Kumi.
  88. Percy – hatched: 2016; mother: Aranga, father: Smoko.
  89. Porowhita – hatched: 2019; mother: Marama, father: Takitimu.
  90. Pūkāea – hatched: 2022; mother: Atareta, father: Te Kingi.
  91. Quill – hatched 2019; mother: Kuia, father: Tamahou.
  92. Rahotu – hatched 2019; mother: Nora, father: Sinbad (by Artificial Insemination).
  93. Ralph – first captured: 1987 (Encounter with Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine described in Last Chance to See), (Likely the father of Merty).
  94. Ranger – hatched: 2019; mother: Hinemoa, father: Horton.
  95. Rangi – first captured: 1987; father of Zephyr '81 (Rediscovered February 2009, after hiding for 21 years on Codfish Island)[10] (likely also the father of Sarah and Wendy).
  96. Robbie – hatched: 2002; mother: Heather, father: Sass.
  97. Rōria - hatched: 2022; mother: Atareta, father: Te Kingi
  98. Ruapuke – hatched: 2014; mother: Lisa, father: Blades (Formerly known as Lisa One; egg was crushed and repaired during incubation period.).
  99. Ruggedy – hatched: 2016; mother Sue, father Blades.
  100. Rūpi – hatched: 2022; mother Alice, father Boss.
  101. Sage – hatched: 2019; mother: Aparima, father: Basil.
  102. Scotty – hatched: 2019; mother: Queenie, father: Tutoko.
  103. Scratch – hatched: 2009; mother: Flossie, father: Whiskas.[21]
  104. Sinbad – hatched: 1998; mother: Flossie, father: Richard Henry; father of: Rahotu (by artificial insemination) '19, Madeline (by artificial insemination), Kaiako (by artificial insemination), Tangiwai (by artificial insemination) '22. He is semi-imprinted, and likes to seek out human company. Andrew Digby via Twitter, 10 October 2018.
  105. Sirocco – hatched: 1997; mother: Zephyr, father: Felix (Unlikely to be used to breed. Encounter with Stephen Fry and Mark Carwardine described in Last Chance to See).
  106. Stefan – hatched: 2022; mother: Pura, father: Guapo.
  107. Stumpy – hatched: 1991; mother: John-Girl, father: Pegasus; father of Jemma (by artificial insemination), Juanma (by artificial insemination) '09, Tā Tipene, Mason '22.
  108. Sushil – hatched: 2022; mother: Zephyr, father: Luke (by artificial insemination).
  109. Tā Tipene – hatched: 2022; mother: Tumeke, father: Stumpy.
  110. Taeatanga – hatched: 2014; mother: Rakiura, father: Blades.
  111. Takitimu – hatched: 2002; mother: Sue, father: Basil; father of Te Here, Tuterangi, Tītapu '16; Tōmua, Tūmanako, Ōtepoti, Kewa, Rere, Hikoi, Porowhita, Tūtānekai '19.
  112. Tamahou – hatched: 2009; mother: Rakiura, father: Whiskas; father of Acheron, Deans, Hau, Mackenzie, Marangai, Quill '19, Olive '22.[21]
  113. Tau Kuhurangi – hatched: 2016; mother: Tumeke, father Boss
  114. Tautahi – hatched: 2019; mother: Rakiura, father: Kōmaru.
  115. Te Atapo – hatched: 2009; mother: Rakiura, father: Whiskas; father of Bravo, Hanariki, Tutū, Uri '19.[21]
  116. Te Awa – hatched: 2014; mother: Rakiura, father: Blades.
  117. Te Here – hatched: 2016; mother: Hine Taumai, father: Takitimu.
  118. Te Kingi – hatched: 2002; mother: Jean, father: Sass; father of Atatū, Kenneth, Kohengi, Manaaki, Manawanui, Orion, Pōtonga, Whaea Jane '19, Kawa, Wai, Ahu, Cascade, Matilda, Rōria, Pūkāea, Ata Rangi, Aella, Merekara '22.
  119. Thrum – hatched: 2022; mother: Konini, father: Kumi.
  120. Tiwai – hatched: 1997; mother: Zephyr, father: Felix.
  121. Tōmua – hatched: 2019; mother: Tiwhiri, father: Takitimu.
  122. Trevor – hatched: 1999; mother: Zephyr, father: Felix.
  123. Tuarima – hatched: 2022; mother: Tītapu, father: Gulliver.
  124. Tūmanako – hatched: 2019; mother: Tiwhiri, father Takitimu.
  125. Tūtānekai – hatched: 2019, mother: Marama, father: Takitimu.
  126. Tuterakipaua - hatched: 2022; mother: Waa, father: Ariki
  127. Tuterangi – hatched: 2016; mother: Hine Taumai, father: Takitimu.
  128. Tutoko – hatched: 2011; mother: Rakiura, father: Barnard; father of Gale, Kōraki, Koru, Scotty, Alison '19.[21]
  129. Wai - hatched 2022; mother: Waikawa, father: Te Kingi.[24]
  130. Waihōpai – hatched: 2009; mother: Kuihi, father: Barnard; father of Āwhina '22.[21]
  131. Whakakini – hatched: 2019; mother: Hinemoa, Father: Horton.
  132. Willans – hatched: 2022; mother: Queenie, Father: Hurihuri. First chick ever born on Te Kakahu/Chalky Island.[30]
  133. Wiremu – hatched: 2009; mother: Flossie, father: Whiskas.[21]
  134. Wolf – hatched: 2009; mother: Hananui, father: Merty.[21]
  135. Xenicus – hatched: 2022; mother: Ra, father: Hokonui.

Fundraising

To raise money for research, the New Zealand government's Department of Conservation operates a kākāpō adoption scheme. Adoptions are not exclusive; multiple people can adopt the same bird. Adoption is symbolic – kākāpō are a taonga (treasured) species, so no one can 'own' one. Adoption supports funding for kākāpō health management, supplementary food and annual transmitter changes.[31]

Recently deceased

Names marked are of birds missing, presumed dead

Females

  • Mike‡ – Found in April 1982 on Stewart Island / Rakiura by Gary Aburn and the dog Mandy, transferred to Little Barrier Island a month later. Her transmitter failed in 1982 and she has been missing since then. She was possibly seen in 2015. However, a search could not locate her.[32]
  • John-Girl – mother of Stumpy '91; died: September 1991
  • Aroha – hatched: 2002; mother: Sue; died: July 2004[2]
  • Aurora – hatched: 2002; mother: Zephyr; died: July 2004[2]
  • Vollie – hatched: 2002; mother: Ruth; died: July 2004[2]
  • Mokopuna – hatched 2008; mother: Rakiura, father: Ox; died: 2008
  • Sarah – mother of Ariki '02; Pounamu '05; Paddy '09; died: May 2010[33]
  • Purity – hatched: 2009; mother: Lisa, father: Basil; died: September 2011[21]
  • Monoa – hatched: 2002; mother: Margaret-Maree, father: Nog; died: September 2011
  • Sandra – mother of Morehu '99; died January 2012
  • Fuchsia – first captured: 1991; mother of Konini '02; Bluster-Murphy '09; died: March 2013
  • Taonga – hatched: 2011; mother: Rakiura, father: Barnard; died: April 2014[13]
  • Maggie – first captured: March 1980; died: May 2014, in a landslide (the second female captured on Stewart Island)
  • Ellie – hatched: 1999; mother: Lisa, father: Ox; died: July 2015 [34]
  • Wharetutu – hatched: 2009; mother: Hananui, father: Merty[16], died 2016
  • Jane – first captured 1989, found dead on Anchor Island, 18 August 2018 [35]
  • Hoki – hatched: 1992; mother: Zephyr, father: Felix (the first hand raised bird; subject of a book by her caretaker), died. 21 April 2019 from aspergillosis.[36]
  • Huhana – hatched: 2009; mother: Esperance, father: Whiskas; mother of Moorhouse '14, Huhu '19 (Youngest breeding female ever with 5 years)[18], died 23 May 2019 from aspergillosis.[37]
  • Mila – hatched: 2002; mother: Margaret-Maree, father: Nog; mother of Ᾱio, Major '19; found dead on Anchor Island, 21 May 2020.[38]
  • Matariki – hatched 2019; mother: Awarua, father: Komaru. Found dead on Whenua Hou on 27 November 2020.
  • Matakana – hatched: 2019; mother: Esperance, father Komaru. Found dead on Whenua Hou in February 2021.
  • Tutū – hatched: 2019; mother: Tumeke, father: Te Atapo. Found dead 2021.
  • Millie – hatched: 2009; mother: Margaret-Maree, father: Merty. Found dead on Te Kakahu (Chalky Island) on 21 April 2021.[39]
  • Ihi – hatched: 2011; mother: Solstice, father: Waynebo;[13] mother of: Galaxy, Hondy '19. Found dead on Whenua Hou in June 2021.[40]
  • Xena – hatched 2019; mother: Ra, father: Hokonui. Found dead on Whenua Hou in June 2021.[40]
  • Jemma – hatched: 2009; mother: Pearl, father: Stumpy (by artificial insemination); mother of Lind '19.[21] Died 15 March 2022, likely from aspergillosis.[41]
  • Ra – hatched: 2009; mother: Solstice, father: Smoko (by artificial insemination);[21] mother of: Xena '19, Owha, Xenicus, Apollo '22. Found dead on Anchor Island on 22 March 2022.
  • Punga‡ – hatched: 2016; mother: Pearl, father: Felix. Presumed dead after being missing for over five years.[42]

Males

  • Adler‡ – missing on Stewart island since 1981 (presumed killed by cats): hatched 1981; mother Nora, father Rangi
  • Tawbert‡ – missing in the Transit Valley since 1987, one of three Fiordland males known to have survived until then. May still be alive as booming was heard in the Transit in 2012.
  • Biscuit ‡ – missing presumed dead, one of three Fiordland males known to have survived until 1987. (Discovered on the Tutoko high bench in Fiordland in 1984).
  • Snark‡ – missing on Little Barrier Island since 1990: hatched 1981; mother Alice, father Buster
  • Gunter‡ – missing on Codfish Island / Whenua Hou since 1987. (Found on Stewart Island / Rakiura in October 1981).
  • Pierre‡ – missing on Codfish Island / Whenua Hou since 1988
  • Tramp‡ – missing on Codfish Island / Whenua Hou since 1988[43]
  • Al‡ – missing on Codfish Island / Whenua Hou since 2010: hatched: 2002; mother: Alice, father: Waynebo
  • Gerry – died: 1991
  • Pegasus – father of Stumpy '91; died: 1993
  • Rob – died: February 1994
  • Ken – first captured: 1988; died: July 1998 (transmitter harness injury)[44]
  • Gunner – died: winter 2005
  • Bill – first captured: 1982; father of Dobbie '91; Esperance, Horton, Rakiura '02; Pura, Yasmine '05; JEM '08; died: March 2008[7]
  • Lee – died: 28 October 2008[9]
  • Sass – father of Robbie, Palmersan, Te Kingi, Blake, Kuihi '02; Kumi '05; died: February 2010[45]
  • Richard Henry – first captured: 1975; father of Gulliver, Kuia, Sinbad '98; found dead: 24 December 2010[46][47] (The last bird from the South Island, he was captured by Don Merton, John Cheyne, and Mandy dog in 1975 in Fiordland National Park/Gulliver Valley/Esperance River, named after Richard Treacy Henry)
  • Whiskas – first captured: 1989; father of Tamahou, Tiaho, Te Atapo, Wiremu, Huhana, Scratch '09; died: January 2011
  • Waynebo – father of Ariki, Konini, Pearl, Al, Tumeke, Hine Taumai, Aparima '02; Pounamu '05; Ihi, Komaru, Stella '11; died: January 2012[21]
  • Rooster – hatched: 2008; mother: Sue, father: Basil; died: March 2012[9]
  • Barnard – first captured: 1982; father of Awarua, Waihopai, Hokonui '09; Hakatere, Taonga, Tia, Tutoko, Waa '11; died: April 2012[21]
  • Ben – father of Heather '81; died: April 2014
  • Lionel – first captured: 1981 (likely was a juvenile at the time); died: June 2014
  • Smoko – first captured: 1991; father of Bluster-Murphy, Ra (by artificial insemination) '09; Clout, Percy '16; died: February 2016[48]
  • Tiaho – hatched: 2009; mother: Rakiura, father: Whiskas:[49] died March 2016 from fight.
  • Blake – hatched: 2002; mother: Jean, father: Sass; father of Hugh, Mukeke, Ninihi, Kokoto, Aumaria, Gertrude '16 Died: December 2017 from heat stress.[50]
  • Jimmy – Died: December 2017 from complications following an anesthetic procedure.[51]
  • Kotiu – hatched: 2016; mother Nora, father Blades – Died: February 2018
  • Dobbie – hatched: 1991; mother: Wendy, father: Bill; father of Mahli, Tohu '14 – Died: 12 March 2018[52]
  • Piripi – caught in January 1990. Died ca. 3 January 2019 of injuries consistent with fighting, possibly inflicted by Ngātapa.[53]
  • Arab – first captured by Gary 'Arab' Aburn[54] in 1980; father of Egilsay, Hera '16, Died 2 May 2019 from complications relating to an eye injury.[55]
  • Gumboots – first captured: 1988, died 3 May 2019 after getting his leg trapped in a forked branch on Whenua Hou and not being able to free himself.[56]
  • Merty – Hatched: unknown; mother: Lisa, father: Ralph; father of Wolf, Moss, Millie, Wharetutu '09. Declared dead. 21 May 2019, not seen for 5 years[57]
  • Felix – first captured: 1989; father of Hoki, Tiwai, Sirocco, Manu '97; Boomer, Morehu, Trevor '99; Maestro, Evohe '09, Attenborough, Punga, Faulkner '16. Died September 2019 on Little Barrier Island[58]
  • Koru – hatched: 2019; mother: Kuihi, father: Tutoko; found dead on Whenua Hou 5 August 2020.[59]
  • Pōtonga – hatched: 2019; mother: Evohe, father: Te Kingi. Found dead on Anchor Island in February 2021.
  • Uri – hatched: 2019; mother: Pura, father: Te Atapo. Found dead on Whenua Hou in March 2021.[60]
  • Jester – hatched: 2008; mother: Cyndy, father: Ox. Found dead on Little Barrier Island in April 2022
  • Juanma – hatched: 2009; mother: Pearl, father: Stumpy (by artificial insemination); father of Verity, Rātā '19.[21] Found dead in April 2022
  • Doc – hatched: 2002; mother: Ruth, father: Basil. Found dead on Hauturu-O-Toi/Little Barrier Island in January 2023.[42]
  • Manu – hatched: 1997; mother: Alice, father: Felix; father of Paddy '09, Norm, Hautoka, Tōrua '22. Found dead on Anchor Island in January 2023.[42]
  • Phantom – hatched: 2022; mother: Aparima, father: Basil. Found dead in February 2023 (he had a badly damaged beak and was the first named chick of 2022 breeding season to die).

Birds with Fiordland genetics

All kakapo with Fiordland genetics descend from Richard Henry.

Names marked † are of birds deceased

  1. Richard Henry - male captured 1975; Father, grandfather or great-grandfather to all kakapo with Fiordland genetics. Found deceased 24 December 2010
  2. Gulliver - male hatched 1998; mother: Flossie; father: Richard Henry.
  3. Sinbad - male hatched 1998; mother: Flossie; father: Richard Henry.
  4. Kuia - female hatched 1998; mother: Flossie; father: Richard Henry.
  5. Gertrude - female hatched 2016; mother: Kuia, father: Blake.
  6. Marian - female hatched 2016; mother: Kuia, father: Kumi.
  7. Adelaide - female hatched 2016; mother: Kuia, father: Kumi.
  8. Henry - male hatched 2016; mother: Kuia, father: Kumi.
  9. Milford - male hatched 2019; mother: Suzanne, father: Gulliver.
  10. Fergus - male hatched 2019; mother: Suzanne, father: Gulliver.
  11. Eva - female hatched 2019; mother: Suzanne, father: Gulliver.
  12. Acheron - male hatched 2019; mother: Kuia, father: Tamahou.
  13. Mackenzie - male hatched 2019; mother: Kuia, father: Tamahou.
  14. Quill - male hatched 2019; mother: Kuia, father: Tamahou.
  15. Rahotu - male hatched 2019; mother: Nora, father: Sinbad (by artificial insemination).
  16. Ahu - female hatched 2022; mother: Marian, father: Te Kingi.
  17. Cascade - male hatched 2022; mother: Marian, father: Te Kingi.
  18. Matilda - female hatched 2022; mother: Marian, father: Te Kingi.
  19. Valerie - female hatched 2022; mother: Solstice, father: Gulliver.
  20. Paritū - female hatched 2022; mother: Gertrude, father: Ariki.
  21. Manakou - male hatched 2022; mother: Solstice, father: Gulliver.
  22. Ursula - female hatched 2022; mother: Gertrude, father: Ariki.
  23. Madeline - female hatched 2022; mother: Margaret-Maree, father: Sinbad (by artificial insemination).
  24. Tuarima – male hatched: 2022; mother: Tītapu, Gulliver.
  25. Kaiako – male hatched: 2022; mother: Tohu, father Sinbad (by artificial insemination).
  26. Bloxham – male hatched: 2022; mother: Tītapu, Gulliver.
  27. Tangiwai – female hatched: 2022; mother: Tohu, father: Sinbad (by artificial insemination).

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  24. 24.0 24.1 24.2 "Kākāpō Recovery on Instagram: "Hatching was really kicking off this time last year! On February 6th 2022 three chicks hatched, so today we're celebrating hatchdays for Moana, Wai, and Olive, as well as celebrating 'Waitangi Day', New Zealand's national day! Moana (Pearl-A3-2022) hatched on Whenua Hou, and is the daughter of Pearl and Boss. Her name means 'ocean' and was given to her in recognition of the journey she undertook as an egg from Whenua Hou to Anchor, where she crossed a large expanse of ocean to reach her new home. Wai (Waikawa-A2-2022) hatched on Anchor, and is the son of Waikawa and Te Kingi. His name was chosen by Awarua runanga of Ngai Tahu, and means 'water'. Waikawa nested in a tree that was next to a stream in the 2022 breeding season, so the sound of the flowing water was a distinct background noise when the team visited the nest. Olive (Hine Taumai-A1-2022) hatched on Anchor, and is the daughter of Hine Taumai and Tamahou. She was named for her beautiful olive-coloured plumage. Research has recently identified the gene that codes for plumage colouration in kākāpō. There are two main colours – green and olive. 📷: Brodie Philp (x2) & Lydia Uddstrom"" (in en). https://www.instagram.com/p/CoSsmlapBFq/. 
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  27. "Kākāpō Recovery on Instagram: "Introducing the third chick of the 2022 breeding season - Kawa (Waikawa-A1-2022), who hatched on 4th February 2022. Happy hatchday! Kawa hatched on Anchor, and is the son of Waikawa and Te Kingi. He was named by the Awarua runanga of Ngāi Tahu. His name means 'protocol' or 'process' and acknowledges the importance of the cultural protocols of Ngāi Tahu as well as the importance of kākāpō management protocols changing over time as we learn more. 📷: Kawa roosting during the day, by Brodie Philp."" (in en). https://www.instagram.com/p/CoNhO24JFFy/. 
  28. "Kākāpō Recovery on Instagram: "Today marks exactly a year since the first chick hatched in the 2022 breeding season, so it is finally time to begin announcing the official names of all 55 fledged chicks! Kicking-off the celebrations is Mātāmua (Pearl-A1-22), who hatched on 31st January 2022. Mātāmua hatched on Whenua Hou, and is the son of Pearl and Boss. He was the first chick of the season, and his name means 'first born, oldest child'. Welcome to the kākāpō whānau (family), Mātāmua! 📷: Mātāmua, by Bryony Hitchcock"" (in en). https://www.instagram.com/p/CoDTN5TppYk/. 
  29. "Kākāpō Recovery on Instagram: "The second chick we're celebrating is Mokonui (Pearl-A2-22), who hatched on 2nd February 2022. Mokonui hatched on Whenua Hou, and is the son of Pearl and Boss. At an early age he was nicknamed Mokonui which means 'dinosaur' because of his prehistoric behaviour, and the name stuck! He spent time as a chick being hand-reared at The Wildlife Hospital - Dunedin before achieving independence and being moved to Anchor to live his best wild life! Happy 1st hatchday, Mokonui! 📷: Mokonui feasting on supplejack berries, by Brodie Philp"" (in en). https://www.instagram.com/p/CoIlLqmpXN8/. 
  30. "Kākāpō Recovery on Instagram: "We’ve got another three kākāpō to introduce today, and some significant milestones to celebrate! Madeline, Willans and Aella all made their appearance on 26th February 2022. Happy first hatchday! Madeline (Margaret-Maree-A1-22) is the daughter of Margaret-Maree and Sinbad, and carries important Fiordland genetics. She is notable for being the first of eight chicks to hatch as a result of successful artificial insemination in 2022, making it the most successful breeding season to date for advancing this method. She takes her name from a mountain of the same name located in Fiordland. Willans (Queenie-A1-22) is the son of Queenie and Hurihuri. His hatchday marked a significant milestone for Kākāpō Recovery. He was the first of three pioneering chicks to hatch on Te Kākahu this season, after females were first moved to the island to establish a new breeding population in 2021. He has been named after Murray Willans who played in important role in achieving predator-free status on Te Kākahu. Aella (Boomer-A1-2022) is the daughter of Boomer and Te Kīngi. Her name means ‘whirlwind’ in Greek, and was chosen because she grew up on the wild southwestern corner of Anchor, which bears the brunt of the weather arriving from the Southern Ocean! 📷: Sarah Little, Jake Osborne, Brodie Philp"" (in en). https://www.instagram.com/p/CpGFnfyBv3S/. 
  31. "adopt-a-kakapo". https://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/kakapo-recovery/get-involved/adopt-a-kakapo/. 
  32. Digby, Andrew [@takapodigs] (16 May 2018). "We're currently searching on Hauturu for a potential missing #kakapo: clues are unidentified bird seen in 2015, and gap in others' territories. May just be 'Mike' - female missing for decades. Max + dog Oska haven't found anything yet. #conservation #parrots t.co/aT8SnEEBZh" (in en). https://twitter.com/takapodigs/status/996872118758342656. 
  33. First adult female death in 19 years
  34. Kakapo Ellie found dead on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island
  35. Digby, Andrew [@takapodigs] (17 August 2018). "148 left. #kakapo Jane has been found dead on Anchor. Not a shock as she was an old and arthritic bird, but still sad. She was also the reference #genome kakapo: her genome has been sequenced at higher "resolution" than nearly any other bird. #conservation t.co/JBkyFFP4mp" (in en). https://twitter.com/takapodigs/status/1030296548242948096. 
  36. Digby, Andrew [@takapodigs] (22 April 2019). "A bitter blow for the #kakapo team past and present: last night the decision was made to euthanise Hoki, suffering from severe aspergillosis. Her condition had deteriorated dramatically. Huge thanks to the staff at @AucklandZoo for doing what they could to save her. #kakapo2019 t.co/bGXJycj86Y" (in en). https://twitter.com/takapodigs/status/1120244816711827456. 
  37. Digby, Andrew [@takapodigs] (24 May 2019). "Huhana was a favourite. She became the youngest female to breed in 2014 (5 years old), and was a great foster mum. One of the most memorable parts of this #kakapo2019 breeding season for me was watching her kill a petrel in her nest. #kakapo #conservation t.co/8F8Jnu8r41" (in en). https://twitter.com/takapodigs/status/1131808278038499328. 
  38. Digby, Andrew [@takapodigs] (21 May 2020). "Sad news from the #kakapo world tonight. On a wet and wild Anchor Island, the team have found adult female Mila (2002) dead. Unknown cause, and likely to stay that way. She had her first two chicks this year: Āio and Major (pic). 210 kākāpō left. #conservation t.co/dyTgCEGCTm" (in en). https://twitter.com/takapodigs/status/1263387587663679488. 
  39. Digby, Andrew [@takapodigs] (21 April 2021). "More sad #kakapo news: adult female Millie has been found dead on Te Kakahu (Chalky Island), where she was transferred last October. Cause of death is likely to remain unknown. There are 204 kākāpō left. #conservation #parrots t.co/lLKFzynYZ8" (in en). https://twitter.com/takapodigs/status/1384793623816900608. 
  40. 40.0 40.1 Digby, Andrew [@takapodigs] (29 June 2021). "Sad news from the #kakapo world: Ihi (adult female) and Xena (juvenile female) have been found dead on Whenua Hou. There are now 202 left. Pic credit: Brodie Philp. #conservation #parrots t.co/zeoCFwRiuw" (in en). https://twitter.com/takapodigs/status/1409802573813403653. 
  41. Digby, Andrew [@takapodigs] (15 March 2022). "Sad to report that Jemma has died. She had severely diseased lungs and could not have survived. Waiting for confirmation of aspergillosis. Huge thanks to @lisabirdvet and @DunedinWH team for their determined efforts to save her. 200 #kakapo left. #kakapo2022 Pic: Lydia Uddstrom t.co/Ps4YSxzVKv" (in en). https://twitter.com/takapodigs/status/1503860415876702209. 
  42. 42.0 42.1 42.2 "Kākāpō Recovery on Instagram: "The official population count for kākāpō has fallen to 249 individuals. Doc, a 20 year old male, was found dead on Hauturu-O-Toi/Little Barrier Island. Manu, a 25 year-old male, has also been found dead on Anchor. In both cases, the cause of death is unconfirmed at this stage. Punga, a female hatched in 2016, has also been removed from the official population and is presumed dead after being missing on Anchor for over five years. This is our standard procedure for missing birds. 📷: Doc by Jake Osborne"" (in en). https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn2QgjEJbJy/. 
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  49. Digby, Andrew [@takapodigs] (9 March 2016). "Another adult #kākāpō death on Whenua Hou: Tiaho, a 7 year old male. Cause uncertain at present. #conservation" (in en). https://twitter.com/takapodigs/status/707681904586133504. 
  50. "Endangered Fiordland kakapo dies from heat stress" (in en). 2017-12-05. https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/southland/endangered-fiordland-kakapo-dies-heat-stress. 
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  54. "The remarkable hunter that helped save the kākāpō". 2015-10-11. https://blog.doc.govt.nz/2015/10/12/gary-aburn-saving-the-kakapo/. 
  55. Digby, Andrew [@takapodigs] (1 May 2019). "Sad to announce that we have lost another adult #kakapo. Arab was euthanised @aucklandzoo last night, following complications during treatment for an eye injury sustained during a fight. There are now 145 adults left. #kakapo2019 #conservation t.co/xTaJTFJfTs" (in en). https://twitter.com/takapodigs/status/1123725338968772610. 
  56. Digby, Andrew [@takapodigs] (5 May 2019). "The loss of #kakapo Gumboots is a particularly bad blow as he was a founder who'd had no offspring. He was found as an adult on Rakiura in 1988. #kakapo2019 #conservation #parrots t.co/a3bXRIQSg0" (in en). https://twitter.com/takapodigs/status/1124844843895742464. 
  57. "Fungal disease is killing New Zealand's rare kākāpō". 21 May 2019. https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/112894004/five-endangered-kkp-die-in-month-from-fungal-disease. 
  58. "Sad news from the last couple of weeks" (in en). 30 September 2019. https://www.facebook.com/KakapoRecovery/posts/2536173159773755. 
  59. Digby, Andrew [@takapodigs] (5 August 2020). "Sad news from the #kakapo world: juvenile Koru was found dead on Whenua Hou today. She had aspergillosis last year, but had been doing OK since release back onto the island in Feb. There are 209 kākāpō left. Pic: Lydia Uddstrom #conservation #parrots t.co/1CULEpo09H" (in en). https://twitter.com/takapodigs/status/1290891002618683393. 
  60. Digby, Andrew [@takapodigs] (9 March 2021). "Sad news from the #kakapo world: last week juvenile Uri was found dead on Whenua Hou. He'd recovered from cloacitis, and was making good progress having been released back into the wild. We're awaiting tests to help determine cause of death. #conservation #parrots t.co/GjujbIqmGh" (in en). https://twitter.com/takapodigs/status/1369211309569417216. 

Further reading

  • Ballance, Alison. (2018). Kakapo. Rescued from the brink of extinction. Nelson: Potton & Burton. 276 pages. ISBN:9781877517273. https://www.pottonandburton.co.nz/store/kakapo-2018 Appendix 1: "Kakapo names" (pp 242–265) is an alphabetical list of all known 233 adult kākāpō, with brief info on each bird (alive or dead).

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