Story: Small forest birds

Reischek's parakeet feeding chicks (2nd of 3)

Reischek's parakeet feeding chicks

Reischek's parakeet lives only on the Antipodes Islands. Like the Antipodes parakeet, the Reischek’s parakeet has adapted to a subantarctic habitat.

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Photograph by Tui De Roy

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How to cite this page:

Christina Troup, 'Small forest birds - Parakeets', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/12505/reischeks-parakeet-feeding-chicks (accessed 19 April 2024)

Story by Christina Troup, published 24 Sep 2007, reviewed & revised 17 Feb 2015, updated 1 Aug 2023