This kākāpō's name is Sirocco, and he is a good bird. Credit: Xinhua / Yang Liu via Getty Images "It’s a hiatus. It’s definitely not a lifetime ban," a Forest & Bird spokesperson Ellen Rykers said to ...
There’s bad news for those hoping to crown — yet again — the kākāpō as New Zealand’s “Bird of the Year”: The flightless bird, also known as the world’s fattest parrot, isn’t in the running this year.
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Parrots are not an uncommon bird species — there are about ...