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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:TuiRookery.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Adult<br />Photo by {{user|Rookery|Rookery}} <br />Te Awanga, Hawke's Bay, [[New Zealand]] ]] | |
| + | 27–32 cm (10½-12½ in); weight about 140g<br /> | ||
*Metallic dark green and blue plumage | *Metallic dark green and blue plumage | ||
*Brownish patches on back and flanks | *Brownish patches on back and flanks | ||
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*Tuft of white feathers at throat | *Tuft of white feathers at throat | ||
*Bill and feet brown-black | *Bill and feet brown-black | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
====Subspecies==== | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | [[Image:44511tui 775 fledgling sml.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Fledgling<br />Photo by {{user|winmark|winmark}}<br />North Shore, Auckland, [[New Zealand]], December 2005]] | ||
There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''P. n. novaeseelandiae'': | *''P. n. novaeseelandiae'': | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | Mixed broad leaf/podocarp forests, bush and gardens. | |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
A powerful flyer. | A powerful flyer. | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | The diet | + | The diet consists mainly of nectar, honeydew, pollen, insects and invertebrates. Seasonal fruit and occasionally seeds and pollen Will visit feeding stations for honey and sugar water. |
| − | honey and sugar | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
Females build nests of twigs, grasses and mosses. | Females build nests of twigs, grasses and mosses. | ||
====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| − | A great mimic | + | A great mimic they has pleasant, far-reaching, musical notes. Both sexes sing. |
| − | + | ==Gallery== | |
| + | Click on photo for larger image | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Image:500 0242.jpg|Photo by {{user|craigwilson|craigwilson}}<br />Waitati, [[New Zealand]], April 2017 | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2017) |
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
Revision as of 22:39, 16 April 2017
- Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
Identification
27–32 cm (10½-12½ in); weight about 140g
- Metallic dark green and blue plumage
- Brownish patches on back and flanks
- Small white wing patch
- Tuft of white feathers at throat
- Bill and feet brown-black
Distribution
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- P. n. novaeseelandiae:
- New Zealand, Stewart Island and Auckland Islands
- P. n. kermadecensis:
- Kermadec Islands
- P. n. chathamensis:
- Chatham Islands
Habitat
Mixed broad leaf/podocarp forests, bush and gardens.
Behaviour
A powerful flyer.
Diet
The diet consists mainly of nectar, honeydew, pollen, insects and invertebrates. Seasonal fruit and occasionally seeds and pollen Will visit feeding stations for honey and sugar water.
Breeding
Females build nests of twigs, grasses and mosses.
Vocalisation
A great mimic they has pleasant, far-reaching, musical notes. Both sexes sing.
Gallery
Click on photo for larger image
Photo by craigwilson
Waitati, New Zealand, April 2017
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2017)
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Tui. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Tui
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