Nestor meridionalis (kaka) | CLASSIFICATION

Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
        
        Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
        
        Amniota (amniotes)
        
        Class Reptilia (turtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives)
        
        Class Aves (birds)
        
        Subclass Neognathae (neognath birds)
        
        Infraclass Neoaves (modern birds)
        
        Order Psittaciformes (parrots)
        
        Family Psittacidae (parrots, cockatoos, and relatives)
        
        Subfamily Nestorinae (kakas and kea)
        
        Genus Nestor (kakas and kea)
        
        Species Nestor meridionalis (kaka)
        
        Subspecies Nestor meridionalis meridionalis
        
        Subspecies Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis