Of the nine species in the New Zealand parrot superfamily Strigopoidea, the Norfolk Kaka and Chatham Kaka went extinct in recent history. The last known individual of the Norfolk Kaka died in its cage in London sometime after 1851, and only between seven and 20 skins survive. The Chatham Kaka went extinct in pre-European times, after Polynesians settled the island, between 1550 and 1700, and is only known from subfossil bones. Of the surviving species, the Kākāpō is critically endangered, with only 126 living individuals. The mainland Kākā is listed as endangered, and the Kea is listed as vulnerable. The Nestoridae genus Nelepsittacus consists of four extinct species.
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