Status
Of the four species, the Norfolk Kaka and Chatham Kaka went extinct in recent history. The last known individual of the Norfolk Kaka died in captivity in London sometime after 1851, and only between seven and 20 skins survive. The Chatham Kaka went extinct in pre-European times, after Polynesians arrived at the island, between 1550 and 1700, and is only known from subfossil bones. The mainland New Zealand Kaka is listed as endangered, and the Kea is listed as vulnerable.
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