Strigops insulaborealis
| Strigops insulaborealis Temporal range:
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Strigopidae |
| Genus: | Strigops |
| Species: | S. insulaborealis
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| Binomial name | |
| Strigops insulaborealis Worthy et al., 2026
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Strigops insulaborealis is an extinct species of New Zealand parrot in the genus Strigops that lived in Zealandia during the Calabrian stage of the Pleistocene epoch.
Etymology
The specific epithet of Strigops insulaborealis is composed of the Latin words insula, meaning island, and borealis, meaning northern. This is in reference to its holotype being found on the North Island of New Zealand.[1]
References
- ^ Worthy, Trevor Henry; Scofield, Richard Paul; Suresh, Sneha; Barker, Simon J.; Wilson, Colin J. N.; Williams, Paul W.; Baker, Joel A. (26 January 2026). "The first Early Pleistocene ( ca 1 Ma) fossil terrestrial vertebrate fauna from a cave in New Zealand reveals substantial avifaunal turnover in the last million years". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology: 1–40. doi:10.1080/03115518.2025.2605684. ISSN 0311-5518. Retrieved 3 February 2026 – via Taylor and Francis Online.