| At the moment the species of the Kakariki (Cyanoramphus) is divided in seven types, as well as in several sub-spieces; (newer genetical data is here not taken into account yet). | |
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 red crowned Parakeet |
Cyanoramphus novaezealandiae |
yellow crowned Parakeet |
Cyanoramphus auriceps |
| orange fronted Parakeet | Cyanoramphus malherbi |
 Antipodes-Island-Parakeet |
Cyanoramphus unicolor |
| Forbes' Parakeet | Cyanoramphus auriceps forbesii |
| New-caledonian-Parakeet | Cyanoramphus saissetii |
| Norfolk-Island- Parakeet | Cyanoramphus cookii |
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| All species
/ sub-species of the Kakariki belong in New Zealand and the surrounding
islands to the threatened species, one species is already extinct.
C. malherbi is with only
four occurrences on the southern island of all together 200 individuals
the mostly threatended species and therefore is as much as endangered as
the Kakapo.
The only effecitve protection of the remaining population is the extinction or drastically iminution, of from people in the last centuries imported predators, like for example Possum, rat, fox, raccoon, as well as savaged domesticated cats and dogs. |
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