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Kea - Alpine Parrot - Pictures - Photos

171 images Created 24 Aug 2009

Kea photo stock images. The kea parrot (Nestor notabilis) is an alpine parrot found only in New Zealand. A kea bird can satisfy its daily caloric intake typically within an hour, which frees their day up to play and learn via social/group behavior. This social learning ability is not often found in wildlife, and makes the kea a rather intelligent bird. Keas are more often known for their inquisitive and destructive behavior; they seem to rather enjoy tampering with hikers' boots and backpacking gear.

New Zealand pictures of the kea in this gallery have all been taken in Fiordland, New Zealand, mostly during the winter. Once locating the keas, they definitely don't seem shy of having their photos taken.

Juvenile keas are easily identified by the yellow ring around their eye and nostrils. This yellow coloring fades within 2 years.

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  • The rarely seen rainbow coat of primary and secondary feathers from an outstretched and wild kea parrot.  When the wings are tucked back in, the kea appears dull olive in color.  Fiordland National Park, New Zealand
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  • A playful kea tries to get a rise out of an unimpressed friend, in front of the DOC hut along the Routeburn Track, Fiordland
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  • An endangered kea embraces the warmth of the sun on a winter afternoon in Fiordland, New Zealand.
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  • Who says kea parrots aren't ticklish?  New Zealand's cheeky keas show their playful side, as one kea scratches the chin of its friend.
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  • Keas up at Cascade Saddle, New Zealand
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  • A juvenile kea parrot lets out of screech of appreciation as its parent tenderly scratches its head feathers.  Despite such sharp and curved beaks, the kea is quite adept at using its bill like a Swiss-Army knife for many purposes, from preening to peeling bark, to prying apart windshield wipers on cars!
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  • Kea parrot, in flight, New Zealand
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  • Kea, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea parrot foraging for food underneath tree bark, during an early winter dawn in Fiordland, New Zealand.
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  • Kea, West Coast, New Zealand
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  • A juvenile kea parrot displaying its coat of rainbow feathers.  Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand
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  • Kea, portrait, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea Parrot, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Juvenile kea next to an adult, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea, early winter dawn in Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea, early winter dawn in Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea parrot, New Zealand
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  • banded kea in Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea parrot, New Zealand
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  • Kea, adult preening juvenile, New Zealand
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  • Kea, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • olive kea feathers
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  • Kea, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea, alpine parrot, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • A kea basks in the sun in front of a waterfall in Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand
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  • Kea, adult preening juvenile, New Zealand
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  • Kea, West Coast, New Zealand
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  • Kea, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea, alpine parrot, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea, alpine parrot, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea Parrot, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • "Please do NOT feed the kea" sign in Mount Aspiring National Park.
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  • Kea, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea, adult preening juvenile, New Zealand
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  • Kea, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea parrot, New Zealand
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  • Kea, early winter dawn in Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea, along Milford Track at night, New Zealand
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  • Kea, along Milford Track at night, New Zealand
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  • Famed for its olive-green plumage, scarlet underwings, keen intelligence and its rare attempts to feed on both dead and live sheep, the unique kea parrot of New Zealand draws attention from bird lovers and conservationists throughout the world.
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  • Kea, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea Parrot, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea parrot, New Zealand
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  • Kea, Homer Tunnel, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea, along Homer Tunnel, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea, Mount Aspiring, New Zealand
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  • Kea, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea, early winter dawn in Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea Parrot, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • New Zealand pictures of the kea parrot can be commonly taken in Fiorland or in Arthur's Pass, on the South Island of New Zealand.
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  • Kea, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea, New Zealand
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  • Kea parrot, New Zealand
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  • Kea, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • A young juvenile kea parrot fluffs out and relaxes while an adult kea scratches its itch.   This rather social parrot is the world's only alpine parrot, existing only in New Zealand.
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  • Kea, adult preening juvenile, New Zealand
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  • Kea, adult preening juvenile, New Zealand
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  • "Please do NOT feed the kea" sign in Mount Aspiring National Park.
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  • Kea, Mount Aspiring, New Zealand
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  • Kea Parrot, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea Parrot, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea, early winter dawn, Fiordland
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  • Kea, Mt Aspiring, New Zealand
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  • Kea, foraging, New Zealand
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  • Kea, foraging, New Zealand
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  • Kea, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea, Fiordland, New Zealand
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  • Kea, West Coast, New Zealand
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