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Kea

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Kea

Summary

Kea is a taxon[1]. Kea ranks in the top 0.49% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,864 views/month, #964 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kea's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Kea is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Kea's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[5].
  • Kea belongs to the parent taxon Nestor[6].
  • Kea is endemic to New Zealand[7].
  • Kea's scientific name is Nestor notabilis[8].
  • Kea's Commons category is recorded as Nestor notabilis[9].
  • Kea's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nestor notabilis[10].
  • Kea's Commons gallery is recorded as Nestor notabilis[11].
  • Kea's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'N. notabilis'}[12].
  • Kea is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'cea'}[13].
  • Kea is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kea'}[14].
  • Kea is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kea'}[15].
  • Kea is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Kea'}[16].
  • Kea is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'kea'}[17].
  • Kea is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'nestor kea'}[18].
  • Kea is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'kea (keapapagoi)'}[19].
  • Kea is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Kea'}[20].
  • Kea is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Кеа'}[21].
  • Kea is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ミヤマオウム'}[22].
  • Kea is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kea'}[23].
  • Kea is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'kea'}[24].
  • Kea is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': '(nestor) kea'}[25].
  • Kea is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'nestor kea'}[26].
  • Kea is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'kea'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Kea is Nestor notabilis[8]. Kea is classified at the rank of species[4]. Kea belongs to the parent taxon Nestor[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'cea'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kea'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kea'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Kea'}[16], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'kea'}[17], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'nestor kea'}[18].

Distribution

Kea is endemic to New Zealand[7].

Identifiers

Kea's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 18941[28]. Kea's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 176057[29]. Kea's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45517886[30]. Kea's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2479593[31]. Kea's ITIS TSN is recorded as 177500[32].

Why It Matters

Kea ranks in the top 0.49% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,864 views/month, #964 of 195,241).[2] Kea has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Kea is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

Kea New Zealand

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Nestor
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → taxon
    Endemic to → New Zealand
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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