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The North Island kokako is a large songbird with a blue-grey body, a striking black mask and small, rich blue wattles that arise from the base of the bill and sit under the throat. Typically, when seen backlit in forest, kokako seem dark-plumaged and neither mask nor wattles are seen.
- Where do you find kokako?
- Is the kokako extinct?
- Is a kokako a crow?
- Is the kokako native to New Zealand?
- How many eggs do kokako lay?
- What is kokako in English?
- How many kokako are left in the world?
- What do kokako birds eat?
- What is population of the kokako?
- How do kokako survive?
- When did the South Island kokako go extinct?
- What birds are extinct in NZ?
- What is a kereru bird?
- When was the last accepted sighting of the Huia?
Where do you find kokako?
Kōkako are found in the North Island in tall native broadleaf forest usually with a canopy of tawa. Kōkako are found in the North Island in tall native broadleaf forest.
Is the kokako extinct?
Declared extinct by the Department of Conservation in 2008, the species' conservation status was moved from extinct to data deficient in 2013 following the acceptance of a sighting from near Reefton on the West Coast of the South Island in 2007.
Is a kokako a crow?
In page 323Maori myth the crow is said to be the offspring of one Hine-wairua-kokako. The blue wattles of the crow are called werewere, sometimes peruperu; a blue-coloured fungoid growth is called werewere kokako by the Tuhoe folk. The pepe or call leaf was used by fowlers in in order to attract the crow.
Is the kokako native to New Zealand?
The kōkako belongs to the endemic New Zealand wattlebirds, an ancient family of birds which includes the North and South Island saddleback and the extinct huia.
How many eggs do kokako lay?
The hen lays one to three eggs, which she incubates for 18 days. The eggs are pinkish-grey with brown splotches.
What is kokako in English?
kokako in British English
(ˈkəʊˌkɑːkəʊ ) nounWord forms: plural -kos. a dark grey long-tailed wattled crow of New Zealand, Callaeas cinerea.
How many kokako are left in the world?
There are now approximately 1,300 North Island kokako left. In years of abundant food supply, the breeding season can extend significantly, and North Island kokako can raise up to three broods.
What do kokako birds eat?
During winter kōkako mainly eat leaves, fern fronds and some insects. In spring kōkako feed more on nectar and leaf buds. Over summer kōkako mainly eat fruit, moths, caterpillars, wētā and other invertebrates.
What is population of the kokako?
A milestone in efforts to increase the number of kōkako has been celebrated under the cover of darkness. From a population of just 300 breeding pairs in the late '90s, the North Island kōkako now boasts 2000 pairs.
How do kokako survive?
The main reason for kōkako decline numbers is predation by possums and ship rats. These animals attack females on the nest and destroy their eggs and chicks. The only way to ensure the survival of kōkako is to protect them from these predators during the nesting season so chicks can fledge.
When did the South Island kokako go extinct?
The South Island kōkako was formally declared extinct by the Department of Conservation in 2007, as it had been 40 years since the last authenticated sighting at Mt Aspiring in 1967.
What birds are extinct in NZ?
Recently extinct New Zealand birds other than songbirds, waterfowl, rails and moa: New Zealand quail, Waitaha penguin, Scarlett's shearwater, New Zealand little bittern, Eyles' harrier, Haast's eagle, North Island adzebill, South Island adzebill, North Island snipe, South Island snipe, Forbes' snipe, Chatham Island ...
What is a kereru bird?
Kererū are very typically pigeon-shaped in that they have a relatively small head, a straight soft-based bill, and a plump, puffed-out breast. ... The Maori names for wood pigeon include kererū, kūkū and kūkupa; are of which are onomatopoeic - meaning the name tends to mimic the quite cooing sounds they make.
When was the last accepted sighting of the Huia?
Maori named the bird after its loud distress call, described as "a smooth, unslurred whistle rendered as uia, uia, uia or where are you?" The last accepted sighting was in 1907, but it is likely that a few huia persisted into the 1920s. New Zealand wattlebirds are crow- or starling-like songbirds.
