A bird of the Psittacidae family (illustration). Also called the kea. A large parrot with a total length of 50 cm and a greenish-brown color, it has a long, sharp upper beak. It is found only on the South Island of New Zealand, and lives in flocks on rocky areas with low shrubs in the alpine zone. It spends most of its time on the ground, eating nectar, berries, buds, bulbs, and insects. During the breeding season, it lays four eggs per clutch in holes or crevices in rocks. The kea is also famous as the only carnivorous parrot. It eats offal discarded near sheep slaughterhouses, but sometimes it will land on the back of a live sheep and peck at it with its sharp beak to eat the sheep's fat. Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information |
オウム目オウム科の鳥(イラスト)。ケアともいう。全長50cm,全体が緑褐色をした大型のオウムで,上くちばしが長くのびていて鋭い。ニュージーランドの南島にのみ分布し,高山帯の低木の生えた岩地に群れですむ。ほとんど地上で生活し,花みつ,漿果(しようか),木の芽,球根などのほかに,昆虫類も食べる。繁殖期には,岩の穴や裂け目に1腹4個の卵を産む。ミヤマオウムは唯一の肉食をするオウムとしても有名である。ヒツジの屠殺場近くで捨てられたくず肉などを食べるが,ときには,生きたヒツジの背中に止まり,鋭いくちばしでつついて,ヒツジの脂肪を食べることもある。
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