(New Zealand) The long-tailed cuckoo, , which breeds in New Zealand and migrates to the islands of the western Pacific in the winter.
(New Zealand) The long-tailed cuckoo, , which breeds in New Zealand and migrates to the islands of the western Pacific in the winter.
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(NZ) The New Zealand pigeon.
(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.
A New Zealand term for a species of kiwi (Apteryx australis), native to the South Island and Stewart Island of New Zealand. Borrowed from Maori, the word is the standard common name for this species in New Zealand English. Not slang; a legitimate species name used in wildlife and conservation contexts.