The endemic and critically endangered New Zealand orange-fronted parakeet (Cyanoramphus malherbi) directly references the conspicuous, bright orange patch of feathers located on the bird's forehead. It is also known as Malherbe's parakeet after the French naturalist Alfred Malherbe, who specialised in ornithology. The Māori Name (Kākāriki karaka) translates directly to "small parrot". This alpine parrot was officially thought to be extinct in both 1919 and 1965, only to be rediscovered in remote mountain valleys. Only about 300 to 450 of these birds remain in the wild – specific alpine beech forest valleys in Canterbury, and sanctuaries.
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