List of Kakapo

Every known living Kakapo, except some young chicks, has been given a name by Kakapo Recovery Programme officials. Many of the older birds were given English language names, but more recent chicks have been given Māori names. Some Kakapo, such as Richard Henry and Arab, are named after people who have provided assistance to the preservation efforts.

Recent population changes

After a good breeding year in 2002, the population remained at 86 until 2004, when three two-year-old female Kakapo died from infections by the soil bacterium erysipelas.^[1][2] Four chicks survived from the 2005 breeding season. The male Gunner died of aflatoxicosis during the New Zealand winter of 2005, bringing the population back to 86.^[3] In April 2008, the population grew to 93^[4] with the hatching of seven chicks,^[5] then fell to 92 due to the death of adult Bill.^[6] One of the seven 2008 chicks died soon after hatching,^[7] bringing the total down to 91, and on 28 October 2008 male Lee died, bringing the population down to 90.^[8] Four of the 2008 chicks have been named, but the remaining two chicks are awaiting official names from Murihiku iwi.^[8] Male Rangi was re-discovered in February 2009 after spending 21 years living on Codfish Island.^[9] In 2009 there was another good breeding season, with 33 chicks (20 male and 13 female) bringing the population up to 124.^[10] A number of older birds died during 2010, followed by the significant loss of the only remaining Fiordland Kakapo, Richard Henry, announced during January 2011. His Fiordland genes survive through his three progeny.^[11]

Living Kakapo (131^[12])

Females (54)

• Alice (First captured: 1981. Mother of: Manu '97; Al, Pearl '02)
• Aparima (Hatched 2002, Mother: Wendy, Father: Waynebo. Mother of JEM '08)
• Aranga (Hatched: 1999; Mother: Lisa, Father: Waynebo)
• Awarua (Hatched 2009, Mother: Kuihi, Father: Barnard)^[13]
• Bella (First captured: 1982; Mother of Tiaka, Hillary, Roha '09)
• Boomer (Hatched: 1999; Mother: Zephyr, Father: Felix)
• Cyndy (First captured: 1987. Mother of Horton '02; Weheruatanga-o-te-po, Elwin, Jester '08; Ngatapa, Queenie '09)
• Ellie (Hatched: 1999; Mother: Lisa, Father: Ox)
• Esperance (Hatched: 2002; Mother: Flossie, Father: Bill; Mother of Huhana '09)
• Evohe (Hatched: 2009; Mum: Zephyr, Dad: Felix)^[13]
• Flossie (First captured: by 1982; Mother of Heather '81; Kuia, Gulliver, Sinbad '98; Rakiura, Esperance '02; Yasmine, Pura '05; Wiremu, Scratch '09)
• Fuchsia (First captured: 1991; Mother of Konini '02; Bluster-Murphy '09)
• Hananui (Hatched: 2002; Mother: Lisa, Father: Blades; Mother of Wharetutu, Wolf '09)
• Hauturu (Hatched: 1999; Mother: Lisa, Father: Ox)
• Heather (Hatched: 1981; Mother Flossie; Mother of Palmer-san, Robbie '02; Guapo, Awhero '09)
• Hinemoa (Hatched: 2009; Mother: Sue, Father: Basil)^[13]
• Hine taumai (Hatched: 2002; Mother: Wendy, Father: Waynebo)
• Hoki (Hatched 1992; Mother: Zephyr, Father: Felix, hand-raised; subject of a book by her caretaker).
• Huhana (Hatched 2009; Mother: Esperance, Father: Whiskas)^[13]
• Jane (First captured: 1989)
• Jean (First captured: 1981; Mother of Blake, Kuihi, Te Kingi '02)
• JEM (Hatched: 2008; Mother: Aparima, Father: Jimmy)^[8]
• Jemma (Hatched: 2009; Mother: Pearl, Father: Stumpy (by artificial insemination)^[13]
• Konini (Hatched: 2002; Mother: Fuchsia, Father: Waynebo)
• Kuia (Hatched: 1998; Mother: Flossie, Father: Richard Henry)
• Kuihi (Hatched: 2002; Mother: Jean, Father: Sass; Mother of Awarua, Waihopai, Hokonui '09)
• Lisa (First captured: by August 1982; Rediscovered 1999 on a nest, after hiding for 13 years on Little Barrier Island; Mother of Ellie, Hauturu, Aranga '99; Hananui '02; Tiwhiri, Hurihrui, Purity '09)
• Maggie (First captured: March 1980; The second female captured on Stewart Island)
• Marama (Hatched: 2002; Mother: Margaret-Maree, Father: Nog)
• Margaret-Maree (First captured: 1986; Mother of Marama, Mila, Moana '02; Kumi '05; Millie, Moss '09)
• Mila (Hatched: 2002; Mother: Margaret-Maree, Father: Nog)
• Millie (Hatched 2009; Mother: Margaret-maree, Father: Merty)^[13]
• Nora (First captured: 1980; Mother of Zephyr '81)
• Pearl (Hatched: 2002; Mother: Alice, Father: Waynebo; Mother of Juanma, Jemma '09)
• Pounamu (Hatched: 2005; Mother: Sara, Father: Waynebo)
• Pura (Hatched: 2005; Mother: Flossie, Father: Bill)
• Quennie (Hatched: 2009, Mother: Cyndy, Father: Ox)^[13]
• Ra (Hatched 2009; Mother: Solstice, Father: Smoko (by artificial insemination)^[13]
• Rakiura (Hatched: 2002; Mother: Flossie, Father: Bill; Mother of Toititi '08; Tamahou, Tiaho, Te Atapo '09.)
• Roha (Hatched 2009; Mother: Bella, Father: Blades)^[13]
• Ruth (First captured: 1991; She is blind in one eye. Mother of Doc '02)
• Sandra (Mother of Morehu '99)
• Solstice (First captured: 21.06.1997; last bird captured from Stewart Island; Mother of Ra '09)
• Sue (First captured: 1983; Mother of Takatimu '02; Rooster '08; George, Hinemoa '09)
• Suzanne
• Tiaka (Hatched: 2009; Mother: Bella, Father: Blades)^[13]
• Tiwhiri (Hatched: 2009; Mother: Lisa, Father: Basil)^[13]
• Toitiiti (Hatched: 2008; Mother: Rakiura, Father: Ox)^[8]
• Tumeke (Hatched 2002; Mother: Wendy, Father: Waynebo)
• Weheruatanga o te po (Hatched: 2008; Mother: Cyndy, Father: Ox)^[8]
• Wendy (First captured: by 1982; Mother of Dobbie '91; Aparima, Hine Taumai, Tumeke '02)
• Wharetutu (Hatched 2009; Mother: Hananui, Father: Merty)^[13]
• Yasmine (Hatched: 2005; Mother: Flossie, Father: Bill)
• Zephyr (Hatched 1981; Mother: Nora, Father: Rangi; Mother of Hoki '92; Sirocco, Tiwai '97; Trevor, Boomer '99; Maestro, Evohe '09)

Males (64)

• Al (Hatched: 2002; Mother: Alice, Father: Waynebo; )
• Arab (First captured: 1980)
• Ariki (Hatched: 2002; Mother: Sara, Father Waynebo;)
• Awhero (Hatched 2009, Mother: Heather, Father: Blades)^[13]
• Barnard (First captured: by 1982; Father of Awarua, Waihopai, Hokonui '09)
• Basil (Father of Doc, Takitimu '02; Rooster '08; Hinemoa, George, Tiwhiri, Purity, Hurihuri '09)
• Ben
• Blades (Father of Hananui '02; Awhero, Tiaka, Hillary, Roha, Jack, Guapo '09)
• Blake (Hatched: 2002; Mother: Jean, Father: Sass; )
• Bluster-Murphy (Hatched 2009, Mother: Fuchsia, Father: Smoko)^[13]
• Bonus
• Boss
• Dobbie (Hatched: 1991; Mother: Wendy, Father: Bill)
• Doc (Hatched: 2002; Mother: Ruth, Father: Basil;)
• Elwin (Hatched: 2008; Mother: Cyndy, Father: Ox)
• Felix (First captured: 1989. Father of Hoki, Tiwai, Sirocco, Manu '97; Boomer, Morehu, Trevor '99; Maestro, Evohe '09)
• George (Hatched 2009, Mother: Sue, Father: Basil)^[13]
• Guapo (Hatched 2009, Mother: Heather, Father: Blades)^[13]
• Gulliver (Hatched: 1998; Mother: Flossie; Father: Richard Henry;)
• Gumboots (First captured: 1988)
• Hillary (Hatched 2009; Mother: Bella, Father: Blades)^[13]
• Hokonui (Hatched 2009, Mum: Kuihi, father: Barnard)^[13]
• Horton (Hatched: 2002; Mother: Cyndy, Father: Bill)
• Hurihuri (Hatched 2009, Mother: Lisa, Father: Basil)^[13]
• Jack (Hatched 2009, Mother: Aranga, Father: Blades)^[13]
• Jester (Hatched: 2008. Mother: Cyndy, Father: Ox)
• Jimmy (2008 Father of JEM)
• Joe
• Juanma (Hatched 2009, Mother: Pearl, Father: Stumpy (by artificial insemination))^[13]
• Kumi (Hatched 2005; Mother: Margaret-Maree, Father: Sass)
• Lionel (First captured: 1981)
• Luke
• Maestro (Hatched 2009; Mother: Zephyr, Father: Felix)^[13]
• Manu (Hatched: 1997; Mother: Alice, Father: Felix; Father to Paddy '09)
• Merty (Father of: Moss, Millie, Wolf, Wharetutu '09)
• Merv
• Morehu (Hatched: 1999; Mother: Sandra, Father: Felix)
• Moss (Hatched 2009; Mother: Magaret-Maree, Father: Merty)^[13]
• Ngatapa (Hatched 2009; Mother: Cyndy, Father: Ox)^[13]
• Nog (Father of Mila, Monoa, Marama '02)
• Ox (Father of Aranga, Elli, Hauturu '99; Toititi, Elwin, Wheruatanga-o-te-po, Jester '08; Ngatapa, Queenie '09)
• Paddy (Hatched 2009; Mother: Sara, Father: Manu)^[13]
• Palmersan (Hatched: 2002; Mother: Heather, Father: Sass )
• Piripi
• Ralph (First captured: 1987. Encounter with Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine described in Last Chance to See)
• Rangi (First Captured 1987. Rediscovered February 2009, after hiding for 21 years on Codfish Island; Father of Zephyr)^[9]
• Robbie (Hatched: 2002; Mother: Heather, Father: Sass)
• Rooster (Hatched: 2008; Mother: Sue, Father: Basil)^[8]
• Scratch (Hatched 2009, Mother: Flossie, Father: Whiskas)^[13]
• Sinbad (Hatched: 1998; Mother: Flossie, Father: Richard Henry)
• Sirocco (Hatched: 1997; Mother: Zephyr, Father: Felix; Unlikely to be used to breed. Encounter with Stephen Fry and Mark Carwardine described in Last Chance to See)
• Smoko (First captured: 1991; Father of Bluster, Ra (by artificial insemination) '09)
• Stumpy (Hatched: 1991; Mother: John-girl, Father: Pegasus; Father of Jemma (by artificial insemination), Juanma (by artificial insemination) '09)
• Takitimu (Hatched: 2002; Mother: Sue, Father: Basil)
• Tamahou (Hatched: 2009; Mother: Rakiura, Father: Whiskas)^[13]
• Te Atapo (Hatched: 2009, Mother: Rakiura, Father: Whiskas)^[13]
• Te Kingi (Hatched: 2002; Mother: Jean, Father: Sass)
• Tiaho (Hatched: 2009, Mother: Rakiura, Father: Whiskas)^[13]
• Tiwai (Hatched: 1997; Mother: Zephyr, Father: Felix)
• Trevor (Hatched: 1999; Mother: Zephyr,; Father: Felix)
• Waihopai (Hatched 2009, Mother: Kuihi, Father: Barnard)^[13]
• Waynebo (Father of Ariki, Konini, Pearl, Al, Tumeke, HineTaumai, Aparima '02; Pounamu '05)
• Wiremu (Hatched 2009, Mother: Flossie, Father: Whiskas)^[13]
• Wolf (Hatched: 2009; Mother: Hananui, Father: Merty)^[13]

Recently deceased

Females

• Monoa (Hatched: 2002; Mother: Margaret-Maree, Father: Nog. Died: September 2011)
• Purity (Hatched: 2009; Mother: Lisa, Father: Basil. Died: September 2011)^[13]
• Sarah (Died: May 2010; Mother of Ariki '02; Pounamu '05; Paddy '09)^[14]
• John-Girl (Died: September 1991. Mother of Stumpy '91)
• Aroha (Mother: Sue; hatched: 2002; died: July 2004^[1])
• Aurora (Mother: Zephyr; hatched: 2002; died: July 2004^[1])
• Vollie (Mother: Ruth; hatched: 2002; died: July 2004^[1])
• Mike missing on Little Barrier Island

Males

• Gerry (Died: 1991)
• Pegasus (Died: 1993; Father of Stumpy '91)
• Rob (Died: February 1994)
• Ken (First captured: 1988; died: July 1998)
• Gunner (died: winter 2005)
• Bill (died: March 2008,^[6] first captured 1982, father of Dobbie, Esperance, Rakiura, Pura, Yasmine, Horton)
• Mokopuna (died: April 2008,^[7] 2008 Chick #7)
• Lee (died: October 28, 2008^[8])
• Sass (died: February 2010^[15]) Fathered 6 chicks - 'Robbie', 'Palmersan', 'Te Kingi', 'Blake', 'Kumi' and 'Kuihi'. He also had 3 grand-chicks through Kuihi - 'Awarua', 'Waihopai' and 'Hokonui'
• Snark Missing on Little Barrier Island
• Gunter Missing on Codfish Island
• Pierre Missing on Codfish Island
• Tramp Missing on Codfish Island (Infos via Radio New Zealand)
• Richard Henry (found dead: 24 December 2010)^[16][17] The last bird from the South Island, he was captured by Don Merton, John Cheyne and Mandy dog on 12.03.1975 in Fiordland National Park/Gulliver Valley/Esperance River. Named after Richard Treacy Henry, he fathered Gulliver, Kuia, Sinbad '98.
• Whiskas (died: January 2011, First captured: 1989; Father of Tamahou, Tiaho, Te Atapo, Wiremu, Huhana, Scratch '09)

References

External links

• Kakapo Recovery Programme