Structural:
The kea is part of the parrot family. When it is fully grown, the bird can grow up to 50 centimeters tall and reach about 1 kilogram.The kea has orange feathers on the insides of its wings. The feathers on the outside are thick olive coloured plumage feathers that helps to keep itself warm throughout the winter. It also has a hard curved beak. That enables it to tear and break things and lift their food such as grubs, berries, seeds and many things similar to those. Sometimes at ski fields keas bite the rubber off the tops of cars or roof racks, their beaks are very strong. They have dark brown/black eyes that slowly deteriorate, they rely on their sense and smell more than their eyesight .Keas also have tough feet with sharp claws to carry objects such as prey, or equipment to build their nest.
The kea is part of the parrot family. When it is fully grown, the bird can grow up to 50 centimeters tall and reach about 1 kilogram.The kea has orange feathers on the insides of its wings. The feathers on the outside are thick olive coloured plumage feathers that helps to keep itself warm throughout the winter. It also has a hard curved beak. That enables it to tear and break things and lift their food such as grubs, berries, seeds and many things similar to those. Sometimes at ski fields keas bite the rubber off the tops of cars or roof racks, their beaks are very strong. They have dark brown/black eyes that slowly deteriorate, they rely on their sense and smell more than their eyesight .Keas also have tough feet with sharp claws to carry objects such as prey, or equipment to build their nest.
Behavioral:
Keas live and hunt in groups with up to 13 birds.They are very social animals and one male is normally attached to more than one female. Keas hunt together for food and they prey with strategies. As the seasons pass they move to different places around the mountains for food, they feed on more than 40 types of plants. Keas are omnivores, they eat plants and seeds as well as meat if they are close to farming area, then they might hunt for sheep.
Keas live and hunt in groups with up to 13 birds.They are very social animals and one male is normally attached to more than one female. Keas hunt together for food and they prey with strategies. As the seasons pass they move to different places around the mountains for food, they feed on more than 40 types of plants. Keas are omnivores, they eat plants and seeds as well as meat if they are close to farming area, then they might hunt for sheep.
Physiological:
Keas are warm blooded animals. Breeding areas for keas are normally in forests located on steep mountains. It is one of few parrots in the world to regularly spend time above the tree line. Nests that keas make are normally on the ground underneath large beech trees or in rock crevices. The laying starts in July and reaches into January. 2 - 5 white eggs will be laid, with an incubation time around 21 days, and a brooding period of 94 days.
Keas are warm blooded animals. Breeding areas for keas are normally in forests located on steep mountains. It is one of few parrots in the world to regularly spend time above the tree line. Nests that keas make are normally on the ground underneath large beech trees or in rock crevices. The laying starts in July and reaches into January. 2 - 5 white eggs will be laid, with an incubation time around 21 days, and a brooding period of 94 days.