Kakariki

Tiny skin mites are causing mange and feather loss amongst red-crowned parakeets on Tiritiri Matangi Island, and a screening programme is keeping an eye on the problem Audio, Gallery

The kakariki, or New Zealand parakeet, with Hugh Robertson. Audio

Listen to the yellow-crowned parakeet, a small, noisy parrot that spends most of its time high in the forest canopy. Audio

Listen to the red-crowned parakeet. Audio

Red-crowned parakeets, or kakariki, are making themselves at home in Wellington's Zealandia sanctuary. Audio