About New Zealand Parrots

Overview

The New Zealand Parrots are a family of birds (Latin: Strigopidae) within the order Parrots. Worldwide the family includes about 2 genera and 4 species. Its members are primarily distributed across Australasia. Notable genera include Nestor, Strigops. Psittaciformes are the parrots: macaws, cockatoos, lovebirds, budgerigars and allies, a large order of 409 species of mainly tropical and subtropical forests worldwide.

Classification

Family: Strigopidae (New Zealand Parrots); Order: Parrots; about 2 genera and 4 species.

Distribution

Primarily across Australasia.