Norfolk Kaka
Nestor productus (Gould, 1836)
Status not recordedparrotsExtinct
The norfolk kaka (Nestor productus) is a species in the family Strigopidae, order Psittaciformes. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia.
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Quick facts about the norfolk kaka
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Where does the norfolk kaka live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The norfolk kaka is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is the norfolk kaka endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the norfolk kaka classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyStrigopidae
- genusNestor
- SpeciesNestor productus (Gould, 1836)
Synonyms Nestor norfolcensis, Plyctolophus productus
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- Norfolk island KakaEnglish
- kaka de de l'illa NorfolkCatalan
- nestor úzkozobýCzech
- Norfolk-KakaGerman
- norfolka nestoroEsperanto
- Kaka de la NorfolkSpanish
- norfolki kaaka (norfolki kaakapapagoi)Estonian
- norfolksaartenkakaFinnish
- Nestor de NorfolkFrench
- norfolška kakaCroatian
- norfolki keaHungarian
- Kaka di NorfolkItalian
- キムネカカJapanese
- plonasnapis nestorasLithuanian
- Kākā o NōpokeMāori
- gullkakaNorwegian
- nestor skalnyPolish
- caca-da-norfolkPortuguese
- Тонкоклювый несторRussian
- nestor štíhlozobýSlovak
- Kaka papagaj sa NorfolkaSerbian
- Norfolk Adası KeasıTurkish
- нестор скельнийUkrainian
- 诺福克啄羊鹦鹉Chinese
- nestor norfolckýCzech
- norfolkinsaarenkakaFinnish
- norfolk-szigeti kakaHungarian
- kaka-de-norfolkPortuguese
- kaká-de-norfolkPortuguese
- Kākā-de-NorfolkPortuguese
- 諾福克島啄羊鸚鵡Chinese
Relatives of the norfolk kaka
Other species in the same genus Nestor.

Kea
Nestor notabilis

Kākā
Nestor meridionalis
Chatham island Kaka
Nestor chathamensis
CompareNorfolk Kaka vs KeaNorfolk Kaka vs KākāNorfolk Kaka vs Chatham island Kaka
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does the norfolk kaka live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the norfolk kaka for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the norfolk kaka?
The norfolk kaka (Nestor productus) belongs to the family Strigopidae in the order Psittaciformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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