What is the largest parrot in New Zealand?
Kakapo
The first factor in the decline of the kakapo was the arrival of humans. Māori folklore suggests that the kakapo was found throughout the country when the Polynesians first arrived in Aotearoa 700 years ago.[47] Subfossil and midden deposits show that the bird was present throughout the North and South Island before and during early Māori times.[48] Māori hunted the kakapo for food and for their skins and feathers, which were made into cloaks.[47] They used the dried heads as ear ornaments. 