Norfolk Island Kaka Nestor productus Scientific name definitions

Extirpated in mid-19th century on Norfolk I, and possibly a little later on Phillip I. Last known living individual was in captivity in London, England, in 1851 (1 Garnett, S.T., Szabo, J.K. and Dutson, G.C.L. (2011). The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2010. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne. Close ). Species said to have been very tame and easily caught, and was therefore an easy target for human settlers, who killed it for food; habitat clearance, too, probably played a part in its extinction.

Norfolk I and adjacent Phillip I, E of Australia. At least seven specimens exist (2 Forshaw, J. M. (1989). Parrots of the World. 3rd edition. T. F. H. Publications, Neptune, New Jersey. Close ).