Tui De Roy / Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) close up showing sensory facial feathers, Codfish Island / Whenua Hou, Southland, New Zealand, February. Critically endangered

Mark Carwardine / Kakapo (Strigops habroptila) wild male known as Sirocco walking along the ground, night parrot, Codfish Island, off Stewart Island, southern New Zealand, Critically endangered species

Mark Carwardine / Kakapo (Strigops habroptila) wild male known as Sirocco, night parrot, Codfish Island, off Stewart Island, southern New Zealand, Critically endangered species

Mark Carwardine / Kakapo (Strigops habroptila) wild male known as Sirocco perched in tree, night parrot, Codfish Island, off Stewart Island, southern New Zealand, Critically endangered species

Mark Carwardine / Kakapo (Strigops habroptila) wild male known as Sirocco, night parrot, Codfish Island, off Stewart Island, southern New Zealand, Critically endangered species

Mark Carwardine / Kakapo / Sirocco / Night parrot (Strigops habroptila) wild male. Codfish Island, southern New Zealand, January 2009.

Tim Edwards / Transmitter change on female kakapo. Little Barrier Is. NZ Rarest, heaviest bird in world>> Pictures taken Sept 91 high on one of the volcanic mountains of the island. Nocturnal habit unusual for parr...

Tui De Roy / Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) male, Codfish Island / Whenua Hou, Southland, New Zealand, February. Critically endangered

Tui De Roy / Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) close up showing sensory facial feathers, Codfish Island / Whenua Hou, Southland, New Zealand. Critically endangered

Tui De Roy / Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) feathers close up, Codfish Island / Whenua Hou, Southland, New Zealand, February. Critically endangered

Tui De Roy / Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) biologist checking bird semen for artificial insemination, Codfish Island, Southland, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) biologist Dierdre Vercoe tracking indiviudal, Codfish Island, Southland, New Zealand