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title: "Kea"
description: "Nestor notabilis — Ptaki. The kea ( KEE-ə; Māori: [kɛ.a]; Nestor notabilis) is a species of large parrot in the family Strigopidae that is endemic to the forested and alpine regions of the South Island of New Zealand."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/kea
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kea

> Nestor notabilis — Ptaki. The kea ( KEE-ə; Māori: [kɛ.a]; Nestor notabilis) is a species of large parrot in the family Strigopidae that is endemic to the forested and alpine regions of the South Island of New Zealand.

- Scientific name: *Nestor notabilis*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las), `mountains` (Góry)
- iNaturalist observations: 4491
- Wikidata: [Q193337](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193337)
- iNaturalist taxon: [18941](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/18941)

## Names

- en: Kea
- de: Kea
- es: Kea
- fr: Nestor kéa
- nl: Kea
- pt: Papagaio-da-nova-zelândia
- pl: Kea

## Countries with the most observations

NZ (3651)

## Summary

The kea ( KEE-ə; Māori: [kɛ.a]; Nestor notabilis) is a species of large parrot in the family Strigopidae that is endemic to the forested and alpine regions of the South Island of New Zealand. About 48 cm (19 in) long, it is mostly olive-green, with brilliant orange under its wings, and has a large, narrow, curved, grey-brown upper beak. Its omnivorous diet consists mainly of roots, leaves, berries, nectar, and insects, but also includes carrion. It was once killed for bounty due to concern by sheep farmers that it attacked livestock, especially sheep. The kea is now uncommon, and received absolute protection under…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kea

## Photo

![Kea](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/kea/medium.jpg)

Photo: Carey_Knox_Southern_Scales · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103356401

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/kea?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).