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Description, song, and evolutionary background of this endangered New Zealand bird of the wattlebird family, Callaeidae.
http://www.nzbirds.com/Kokako.html
Illustration and facts about this New Zealand endemic extinct bird.
http://nzbirds.com/Huia.html
Facts about the New Zealand endemic Philesturnus carunculatus.
http://www.nzbirds.com/Tieke.html
Description, song, and evolutionary background of this endangered New Zealand bird of the wattlebird family, Callaeidae.
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Kokako, Callaeas cinerea Zealand of so ancient a lineage that it is certain that they have been in this country since before the time when New Zealand first became an oceanic island or archipelago. One of these species is the Kokako, belonging, with...Illustration and facts about this New Zealand endemic extinct bird.
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Huia, Heteralocha acutirostris Huia belongs to a family found only in New Zealand, a family so ancient that no relation is found elsewhere. Only the Moa and the Kiwi are likely to be more ancient. Before the arrival of Europeans it was already...Facts about the New Zealand endemic Philesturnus carunculatus.
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saddleback, Philesturnus carunculatus English name from the band of colour running across the adult birds back. According to Maori tradition the saddle marking was caused by the mangod Maui, Mauipotiki. This happened shortly after he and his brothers had snared the sun as...