Question: Recently in which country, remains of the world’s largest parrot, Heracles inexpectatus, has been found?
(a) Australia
(b) New Zealand
(c) Myanmar
(d) China
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
(a) Australia
(b) New Zealand
(c) Myanmar
(d) China
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- Scientists in New Zealand have discovered Remains of the World’s largest parrot, scientifically known by the name Heracles inexpectatus.
- It lived 19 million years ago in New Zealand and nicknamed as Squawkzilla.
- The report on this bird has been published during August 2019 in the journal Biology Letters.
- The bird is estimated to have weighed about 7kg.
- This bird was actually a type of big parrot which through could crack even a thick piece of wood through its massive hook like beak.
- The height of the bird is estimated to be about 3 feet (1 meter) or more Facts about discovery
- The bones of this parrot were already found in 2008 but due to some unspecified reason further study couldn’t be done since last 11 years.
- Earlier, a critically endangered flightless bird of New Zealand ‘Kakapo’has been considered as largest parrot found on earth.
- This Heracles is twice the size of Kakapo and approximately the size of giant bird dodo pigeon from the Mascarenes Islands.
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