Facts
Kokako is a rare and large New Zealand native song bird. It sings beautifully like an organ’s notes. It belongs to the wattlebirds family. It eats mostly vegetation, foliage, flowers, fruits and insects.
Size
Length 38 cm
Weight 230 g
Native
New Zealand native birds
Blue Penguin
Facts
The blue penguin is the world’s smallest penguin, and it is the most common native penguin in New Zealand. It eats small fish and squid.
Size
Length 40 cm
Weight 1100 g
Fantail
Facts
Fantail is friendly and one of the most common of New Zealand native birds. It is also known as piwakawaka. It eats flies, moths, spiders, beetles and fruits.
Size
Length 16 cm
Weight 8g
Brown Kiwi
Facts
The brown kiwi is the most common of kiwi species in New Zealand. It is a native and flightless bird. It eats mostly small invertebrates, worms, spiders, fruits, moths, and crickets.
Size
Length 40 cm
Weight 2.5 kg
Pukeko
Facts
Pukeko is one of New Zealand’s most distinctive native birds. It is also known as swamp hen. It eats insects, spiders, frogs, worms, seeds, leaves and shoots.
Size
Length 51 cm
Weight 1050 g
Morepork
Facts
Morepork, also known as ruru is a small New Zealand native owl. It eats insects, small mammals and birds which it hunts at night.
Size
Length 29 cm
Weight 175 g
Kereru
Facts
Kereru is a New Zealand native pigeon, also known as wood pigeon. Kereru eats buds, leaves, flowers and fruits.
Size
Length 50 cm
Weight 630 g
Weka
Facts
Weka is also known as wood hen, is a New Zealand native, flightless bird. It is a protected species in New Zealand. Weka mainly eats invertebrates and fruit.
Size
Length 50 to 60 cm
Weight 420 to 1400 g