This documentary tells the story of the inimitable kea The Clown of the Alps is heralded as the worlds smartest bird its intelligence rivals a monkeys Kea are famous on South Island tracks and ski ...

The kea has overcome vote-rigging and online trolling to be named New Zealand's Bird of the Year after two weeks of heated campaigning. While last month's New Zealand election means Jacinda Arden ...

But the study has found a significant difference between the two parrot species. Kākā respond quickly to improved living conditions. When forest cover expanded in the past, so did kākā populations. In ...

But unlike most parrots, they also eat other birds. They have no problem breaking into nests, and gobbling any chicks they can find. Sheep were first brought into kea territory when Europeans ...

A disabled kea named Bruce has come up with his own tool for preening himself. Researchers gathered multiple lines of evidence to show the bird was selecting pebbles for use as a tool for ...