New Zealand conservationists celebrate rare parrot breeding success

The kAkApA has had its most successful breeding season since conservation efforts rescued it from the brink of extinction in the 1970s

The world's heaviest parrot, a critically endangered bird that only lives in a remote part of New Zealand, has had its most successful breeding season since conservation efforts began more than two decades ago.

Thirty-seven kAkApA chicks are currently surviving, providing a much-needed boost to the population of 123 adult kAkApA which live on predator-free islands.