Surgical repair of a meningoencephalocoele in a kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus)

Strigops habroptilus Gray, 1845 is the valid scientific name of the kākāpō (Aves, Strigopidae).

“…Google Scholar provides an approximate quantification: on 26 January 2023, searching a date range of 2012–present returns 281 results for “ Strigops habroptila ” and 1120 results for “ Strigops habroptilus ”. A trend among recent articles is for those focusing on kākāpō to use habroptilus (e.g., Gartrell et al, 2021; Holdaway, 2021; Savage et al, 2021; Dussex et al, 2022; Mudge et al, 2022), while those with a broader scope prefer habroptila (e.g., Early et al, 2020; Cornejo et al, 2021).…”