(NZ) The great cormorant.
(NZ) The great cormorant.
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(NZ) The Australian pied cormorant.
(NZ) The New Zealand pigeon.
A Maori name used in New Zealand English for the pied cormorant or Australian pied cormorant, Phalacrocorax varius, a large black-and-white seabird found along New Zealand coastlines. The name is used in New Zealand natural history and birdwatching contexts alongside the English common name.
(New Zealand) The bar-tailed godwit, .
The Maori name for the New Zealand pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae), a large, striking native bird with iridescent green and bronze plumage and a distinctive white breast. Kukupa is widely used in New Zealand alongside the alternative Maori name 'kereru,' and both names appear in everyday conversation, conservation writing, and news media. The bird is a taonga (treasure) species for Maori and plays an important ecological role as a seed disperser for native trees. It is also known for its loud, whooshing wingbeats.