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Scientists have fossils that once to a giant parrot. They say the fossilized bones from the biggest parrot that ever lived. It probably as tall as a three-year-old child and around eight kilograms. The researchers found the fossils in New Zealand. They have the new parrot Hercules, after a strongman of ancient Greek mythology. The scientists the fossilized leg bones they found and said Hercules was around a metre tall. This Hercules is twice the size of all other parrots. The largest parrot scientists know of is the kakapo, a flightless bird that also in New Zealand. The kakapo is on the critically endangered species list.

New Zealand famous for its flightless birds. The kiwi a symbol of the country. Scientists these are vulnerable. This means they could endangered if their environment the same. Another famous New Zealand bird is the 3.6-metre-tall moa. These flightless birds the biggest birds that ever lived. They were to extinction early in the 15th century. Hercules lived about 19 million years ago. A researcher said it probably nuts, fruit and seeds, and "perhaps even other parrots". A researcher said: "New Zealand is well known for its giant birds. Until now, no one has ever an extinct giant parrot, anywhere. There are many more unexpected species yet to discovered."