Here are two more collages made today, coincidentally both flightless birds beginning with K! The Kagu or 'Ghost of the Forest' is the only existing species in its family with no strong links to other bird families, making it a very unique creature indeed. Coming from New Caledonia it is very much at risk from introduced species and deforestation, this has resulted in its endangered status. The Kakapo suffers similar issues as it evolved in New Zealand where natural predators and food abundance eradicated the need for flight, however Europeans brought an array of predators with them causing the world's only flightless parrot to become critically endangered.
Images by KLV
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