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Nestor (genus)

Nestor is a genus of New Zealand parrots, apparently the single genus of the nestorinae subfamily. Family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes, class Aves.

Kea, Nestor notabilis
North Island Kaka[?], Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis
South Island Kaka, Nestor meridionalis meridionalis
Norfolk Island Kaka, Nestor productus (extinct)

External links

Kea (http://www.doc.govt.nz/Conservation/001~Plants-and-Animals/001~Native-Animals/Kea.asp)
Kaka (http://www.doc.govt.nz/Conservation/001~Plants-and-Animals/001~Native-Animals/Kaka.asp)

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