London blue topaz and sterling. The Kokako is a beautiful rare NZ forest bird.
A group of volunteers who are crazy about kokako. We work to protect kokako living in the Kaharoa Conservation Area, near Rotorua.
The South Island kokako has not been seen since 2007, and may be already extinct.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/THI%C3%8AN-NHI%C3%8AN-K%E1%BB%B2-TH%C3%9A/171150349611448?ref=hl Chim Kōkako New Zealand | Kōkako (Callaeas cinerea)(Callaeidae)(Callaeas) IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 3.1 : Endangered (EN) | (Loài nguy cấp)
Large songbird confined to a few scattered forests in the northern half of the North Island of New Zealand, and some offshore island sanctuaries where predator control is undertaken. Adults have a slate blue-gray body with vibrant cerulean wattles and a distinct black mask. Juvenile has smaller, pale pink wattles and a smaller face mask. Note the long downcurved tail and long legs, which help them bound around treetops with small wing flaps. Prefers not to fly but can glide for a few hundred meters when needed. Heard before seen at dawn; its unique, haunting song is composed of rich, sustained, organ-like notes. Often sings from a high perch and flaps its wings as it calls.
Kōkako (Callaeas cinereus) is a forest bird which is endemic to New Zealand.
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Photo of a rare Kokako, New Zealand.
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Kōkako or Kokako, endangered native forest bird in New Zealand, photographed on the island of Tiritiri Matangi. On arriving on the island, where there's around 16 of these birds in 220 hectares of regnerated forest. We were told "you'll be lucky to see one". In fact, we saw six! The Kokako is one of the three species of wattlebirds in New Zealand, and is now endangered, due to predation by cats, stoats, possums, rats, mice, etc. It can't fly very well, and uses its strong legs to hop from place to place through the forest. Only 400 pairs are known to exist of this subspecies, the North Island Kokako In Maori myth, it was the kokako that gave Maui water as he fought the sun. The kokako filled its wattles with water and brought it to Maui. His thirst quenched, Maui rewarded the kokako by making its legs long and slender, enabling the bird to bound through the forest with ease in search of food.
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This was the first bird I saw (apart from a kingfisher on the shoreline) on my first day on Tiritiri Matangi Open Sanctuary, so I was chuffed as this was my target bird on my Auckland trip. However I'm not quite happy with the light on the grey feathers. I didn't use flash for this one as it was near the coastline. I used flash on the two other occasions I saw kokako. For my overseas contacts - this bird is not often seen & this one is in the North Island only. They make the most melodious call. I think the pride we take in these birds can be summed up by an elderly couple who stopped when they saw me on my third kokako sighting. They hadn't seen one before & we were all racing to get back to the ferry. They said they could die happy now they have finally seen a kokako!!
A large songbird (probably extinct) that had a blue-grey body, striking black mask and small rich orange wattles that grew from the base of the bill, long strong legs and a long down-curved tail with blackish-tipped feathers. The sexes were alike; juveniles had rosy pink wattles and a flesh coloured bill with a greenish tinge at the tip of the upper mandible.
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A large songbird with a blue-grey body, striking black mask and small rich blue wattles that grow from the base of the bill, long strong legs and a long down-curved tail. The sexes are alike; juveniles have pink or lilac wattles.
When I lived in Japan it was a treat to see all of the homes with their wind socks showing how many boys they had.
Chizuko Kuratomi & Kozo Kakimoto: Otso-herran joulu. Suomentanut Kari Vaijärvi. 26 sivua. Lasten Keskus 1977. Japanilainen Otso-herra -sarja...
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Taken with Canon EOS7D and Canon f5.6 400mm lens
