Piwakawaka
Fantail Fantail [Piwakawaka] are native New Zealand birds. They are perching birds. They have wings and claws. They have good eyesight. Their tail has ten feathers. They have a small beak. They are...
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Kākāpō Kākāpō means parrot of the night. Kākāpō are the heaviest parrot in the world. They weigh 3kg. Kākāpō have a short beak, two little eyes and nice brown and gold feathers. Its feet are sharp. Its...
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Tui The Tui is a New Zealand native bird. Under its neck it has little white fluffy feathers. On the wings blue and green shines. It has sharp claws and a beak and a short tail. The male Tui size is 30...
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Kea The kea is a native bird a bird of prey. Kea are related to kakapo and kaka. It is a dark green colour. Under its wings it has orange so when it is flying you can see the orange. The size of a kea...
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Cockatoo A Cockatoo has white and yellow feathers and are 29cm long. A Cockatoo has a sharp beak, sharp claws, white and yellow feathers which help it hide. Its wing span is about 30cm, it has a little...
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A Tui (Parson Bird) The Tui has beautiful colours. Its Maori name is Tui. The Tui’s cousin is the Bellbird. The tui’s colours are ,blue, green, black ,white and brown. The male is 32cms the female...
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Kingfisher A kingfisher is bird from New Zealand and it’s maori name is kotare. The kingfisher is blue, black, green, brown, yellow and their beak is black. It dives down into the water to catch fish...
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A Kea Keas are the heaviest parrot in the world. Keas are green and have orange underneath their wings. Keas live in the mountains and mostly live in the South Island. Keas hunt for animals. Keas...
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Kea The Kea is a mountain parrot. It’s a New Zealand native bird. Sometimes it’s called a clown bird. The Kea is related to the forest kaka. The Kea’s back and wings are green, its nostrils are grey...
View ArticleMorepork – Ruru
Morepork or Ruru Morepork are a bird of prey and a big owl. Morepork are native to New Zealand. A Morepork looks like a big brown owl with big wings and a hooked beak. It has big eyes to see in the...
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Kea Keas are the heaviest parrot in the world. Keas are green and have orange underneath their wings. Keas live in the mountains and mostly live in the South Island. Keas eat dead meat and food scraps...
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close up with a kākāpō The kākāpō is the heaviest parrot in the world it can weigh up to 3 kg. Kakapo means parrot of the night Kākāpō has yellow and green feathers with a hooked beak and orange feet...
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Kingfisher Kingfisher is a diving bird. A Kingfisher has blue feathers and a black beak and a white body. Some kingfishers live in New Zealand. The Kingfisher dives in the water to get a fish. They lay...
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Today I was visiting my Nan’s house in Hamilton. My cousin came over to see my Nan with her two children Azra and Brayden and a little girl called Natalia. They were very funny. Emma decided it was...
View ArticleRohi the Kea
Room 11 have had a special visitor in class for nearly two weeks. Rohi the Kea came all the way from Auckland and is now moving on to Raumati Beach. You can read about her and her further adventures...
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