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Most rare kākāpō parrots have had their genome sequenced

DNA from more than 100 of the critically endangered birds could help to save the species from extinction.
  1. Katharine Sanderson
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A male Kakapo called Sinbad peering from the bushes on Codfish Island, New Zealand.

Conservation efforts have brought the kākāpō (Strigops habroptila) from the brink of extinction to a population of 252. Credit: Brent Stephenson/NPL via Alamy

The majority of kākāpō (Strigops habroptila), a critically endangered flightless parrot endemic to New Zealand, have had their genomes sequenced1.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02702-6

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  1. Guhlin, J. et al. Nature Ecol Evol https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02165-y (2023).

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