New Zealand pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) ENDEMIC


Posted by unozig on Mon Oct 21, 2019 11:38 pm

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Other names: kererū, kereru, kukupa, kuku, wood pigeon, native pigeon, kokopa.

Order:Columbiformes  Family:Columbidae  Status:Not Threatened

However main threat to kereru is predation by introduced mammalian predators, particularly feral cats, possums, stoats and ship rats.

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by david fletcher on Tue Oct 22, 2019 11:10 am
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Looks one big heavy weight Pigeon, Zig. Thanks for sharing
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by Ron Day on Tue Oct 22, 2019 12:34 pm
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I like the iridescence. Nice image.
 

by unozig on Tue Oct 22, 2019 8:03 pm
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david fletcher wrote:Looks one big heavy weight Pigeon, Zig.  Thanks for sharing

Normal ! When no ripe fruit about like in Winter this one was ripping into the leaves on that bush
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