Strigopoidea is a unique superfamily of parrots found only in New Zealand. This video explores the three living species - Kea, Kaka, and Kakapo - as well as their extinct relatives like the Nelepsittacus species and the Hercules Parrot.

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Timecodes:
00:00 Parrots
02:23 Parrot Phylogeny
04:46 Strigopoidea
05:49 Kakapo
11:07 Nestor Phylogeny
12:05 Kea
15:44 Kaka
18:39 Chatham Kaka
19:45 Norfolk Kaka
21:22 Nelepsittacus Species
23:25 Hercules Parrot
24:47 Outro

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