Gould · 1851-1869
New Zealand Kaka
Prince of Essling’s Parrot, Nestor esslingii, Souancé.
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01New Zealand Kaka
Historical colour form
The source treated a colour form as taxonomically meaningful. Current classification places that form within a more broadly defined accepted taxon.
Name recorded with the plateNestor esslingiiPrince of Essling’s Parrot
Name used todayNestor meridionalisNew Zealand Kaka
What connects the names
The source treated this colour form as taxonomically distinct; current classification includes it within a broader accepted taxon.
Medium confidence: The identification is supported, but part of the connection depends on interpretation of a broader historical concept, locality or other contextual evidence.
The bird today
Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.
- Publication
- The Birds of Australia - Supplement, Supplement
- Plate
- 59
- Creator
- John Gould project; H. C. Richter among principal plate artists/lithographers
- Holding institution
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- Taxonomic authority
- AviList 2025
- Rights
- Public domain (BHL source record)