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Kea

Australia·Bird

These birds live in groups of up to 13 birds, but they’ll forage in flocks of up to 20 birds. In the morning and evenings they forage for food, resting in the middle of the day. A group of keas is called a circus.

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Conservation StatusEndangered
Life span14-50 years
Body sizearound 19 in. long
Native habitat River valleys and coastal forests of the South Island of New Zealand
DietNuts, seeds, fruits, insects, small mammals and birds

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