Kākā vs Kea
The kea is heavier: 863 g against 428 g for the kākā, about 2.0 times the weight.
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What is the difference between a kākā and a kea?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The kea is heavier: 863 g against 428 g for the kākā, about 2.0 times the weight.
- Both belong to the genus Nestor, so they are close relatives.
- The kākā is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List; the kea is Endangered.
- They are on record for 1 of the same countries (the kākā for 1 in total, the kea for 1). Country data is incomplete and can include zoos, so this does not show whether they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Kākā | Kea | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Nestor meridionalis | Nestor notabilis |
| Family | Strigopidae | Strigopidae |
| Order | Psittaciformes | Psittaciformes |
| Weight | 400 g – 458 g | 779 g – 956 g |
| Length | Not recorded | 48 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | 14.4 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest | grassland |
| Conservation status | Vulnerable | Endangered |
| Countries recorded | 1 | 1 |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.