KEA, ARTHUR'S PASS STORE PARKING LOT, CANTERBURY REGION, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND, 11/4/2017

   We can ID this parrot as a Kea by its large size; mostly olive-green plumage; grey bill having a long, downcurved  upper bill; grey  eye-ring and dull-blue feathers on its outer wing.

   The Kea is the only truly alpine parrot in the world and is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. 

   The Kea is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 751.

SHARON & GEORGE & ROAD SCHOLAR BIRDING TOUR GROUP AT ARTHUR'S PASS, CANTERBURY REGION, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

VIEWS FROM THE ROAD: SOUTHERN ALPS & BRAIDED RIVER, CANTERBURY REGION, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

VIEW FROM LAKE PEARSON, CANTERBURY REGION, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

NEW ZEALAND SCAUP OR BLACK TEAL, LAKE PEARSON, CANTERBURY REGION, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

PACIFIC BLACK DUCK OR GREY DUCK, LAKE PEARSON, CANTERBURY REGION, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

AUSTRALASIAN SUBSPECIES OF GREAT CRESTED GREBE (AUSTRALASIAN CRESTED GREBE), LAKE PEARSON, CANTERBURY REGION, SOUTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND

   The Great Crested Grebe has three subspecies: the subspecies found in Europe and Asia, the subspecies found in Africa and the Australasian subspecies, photographed below.  We sighted and photographed the African subspecies at Marievale Bird Sanctuary in Johannesburg, South Africa.