New Zealand Birds

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Answer 1

North Island Brown Kiwi

only kiwi found on mainland NI

Large brown kiwi. Dark brown spiky feathers streaked with reddish brown and black, long pale bill, short dark legs, toes and claws.

Question 2

Answer 2

Rowi

Greyer than Tokoeka with some white on face

Very restricted range near Okarito on the west coast of SI

Question 3

Answer 3

Tokoeka

(South Island Brown Kiwi)

Most nurmerous kiwi

Large brown kiwi. Rufous to dark brown soft feathers streaked with brown and black; long pale bill, short pale legs and toes.

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Answer 4

Great Spotted Kiwi

Largest kiwi with distinctive grey mottled appearance.

Found only in northwest of SI, in higher altitude forest and tussock grasslands.

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Answer 5

Little Spotted Kiwi

smallest kiwi

Only found on NI offshore islands.

Best viewed at Karori Sanctuary, or islands reserves such as Kapiti

Question 6

Answer 6

Rifleman (male)

Note up-turned bill

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Answer 7

Rifleman (female)

Question 8

Answer 8

Kakapo

Question 9

Answer 9

Kea

Question 10

Answer 10

Tui

Question 11

Answer 11

South Island Takahe

Question 12

Answer 12

Fernbird

Question 13

Answer 13

Wandering Albatross

larger & with larger bill than Antipodean

adult male has most white of any albatross

distinguished from smaller albatrosses by size and M wing shape in flight

Question 14

Answer 14

Antipodean Albatross

smaller than Wandering with small bill, but sometimes impossible to distinguish

Question 15

Answer 15

Salvin’s Albatross

White body with mid-grey head and neck

Bill: Greyish horn with pale yellow ridge, dark tip to lower mandible, small birght orange patch at base of lower mandible

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Answer 16

Southern Royal Albatross

One of the great albatrosses, the largest for NZ

Distinguish from Wandering by dark cutting edge to both mandibles

White body, black wings, white tail

Leading edge of wing whitens with age

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Answer 17

Northern Royal Albatross

White body, including mantle

White head (or speckled crown)

Distinguished from southern by all black upper wing and black on the leading edge of the underwing between the carpal joint and wingtip

Distinguished from wandering by dark cutting edge to to mandible

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Answer 18

Black-browed Albatross

nearly identical to Cambell, dark iris

body, head, and neck white except for black brow

tail and upper wing black, greying mantle

underwing white with black edging

Question 19

Answer 19

White-capped Albatross (Mollymawk)

med sized

pale grey wash around ears and back head, resulting in distinct white cap

Question 20

Answer 20

Front: Salvin’s

Back: White-capped