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Kakariki or New Zealand Parakeets are three species of parakeet in the genus Cyanoramphus, family Psittacidae.

They are the Yellow-crowned Parakeet Cyanoramphus auriceps, the Orange-fronted Parakeet C. malherbi and the Red-crowned Parakeet C. novaezelandiae. All are native to New ZealandFor alternative meanings, see New Zealand (disambiguation). New Zealand is a country formed of two major islands and a number of smaller islands in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. A common Mori name for New Zealand is Aotearoa popularly translated as Land, and have become endangered as a result of habitat destruction following European settlement and nest predation by introduced speciesbiodiversity An introduced species is a plant or animal) that is not native to the place or area where it is considered introduced and instead has been accidentally or deliberately transported to the new location by human activity. This article discusses of mammalSubclass Monotremata Monotremata Subclass Marsupialia Didelphimorphia Paucituberculata Microbiotheria Dasyuromorphia Peramelemorphia Notoryctemorphia Diprotodontia Subclass Placentalia Xenarthra Dermoptera Desmostylia Scandentia Primates Rodentia Lagomorp. They have survived on outlying islands, and also through breeding in captivity since they make good petThis page is about domestic animals. For several meanings of the acronym PET see PET. A pet or companion animal is a domesticated animal that is kept by humans for companionship or for the beauty of its appearance or utterances, rather than for economic rs. A licence from the New Zealand Department of ConservationThe Department of Conservation DOC was established in 1987 following the abolition of the Department of Lands and Survey and the Forest Service. The Department manages or administers on behalf of New Zealanders: National Parks and conservation parks (form is now required to breed them in captivity.

In October 2004, according to the Porirua City News ( 17 November, page 8), two pairs of red crowned parakeets were seen in the PoriruaPorirua is a city and a harbour in New Zealand situated immediately north of Wellington, with the city centres about 20 km apart. The city completely surrounds the Porirua Harbour, part of which has world-class estuarine values. It is at the southern end Scenic Reserve, probably having flown from Kapiti Island.

Mitochondrial DNA analysis has indicated that the Orange-fronted Parakeet is a separate species and not just a colour variation of the Yellow-crowned Parakeet. The Orange-fronted Parakeet is highly endangered, with less than 200 individuals remaining in the North Canterbury region of the South Island.

The Chatham Island Yellow-crowned Parakeet is regarded as a subspecies of the Yellow-crowned Parakeet and classified as C. auriceps forbesi. Some authors, however, treat it as a full species, C. forbesi.

There are two subspecies of the Red-crowned Parakeet, the Kermadec Parakeet cyanurus and the Chatham Island Red-crowned Parakeet chathamensis.

Other species in the genus Cyanoramphus are

• Antipodes Island Parakeet C. unicolor and
• Black-fronted Parakeet C. zelandicus (extinct)
• Macquarie Island Red-crowned Parakeet C. erythrotis (extinct)
  • Reischek's Parakeet C. erythrotis hochstetteri
• New Caledonia Red-crowned Parakeet C. saisetti
• Norfolk Island Parakeet C. cooki (classified by some as a subspecies of C. zelandiae).
• Society Parakeet C. ulietanus (extinct)