#kereru

[mammal-blogging]

Birds of Aotearoa! At the very least, a couple of them!

[herpsandbirds]

Kereru or New Zealand Wood Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae), family Columbidae, order Columbiformes, Piopio, New Zealand

photograph by Marcin Dyduch

[makovietz]

Kererū

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[snototter]

A kererū (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) sitting in a nīkau palm tree in Waitakere, Aotearoa

by Charles J Sharp

[fern-bird]

Kererū, the New Zealand wood pigeon. One of the biggest pigeons, famous for getting drunk on fermented fruit and falling out of trees

[inestheunicorn]

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[proton-wobbler]

Great Backyard Bird Off - New Zealand - Finale!

choose your favorite bird!

Kākā

Kererū

Voting ended onJan 12

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Kākā (Nestor meridionalis)

A large, olive-brown parrot endemic to New Zealand. Adults have a deep crimson belly and undertail with a red-orange underwing. South Island birds are brighter with a white crown. Juveniles have a yellow base to their lower bill. A forest-dwelling parrot that is more common on offshore islands, but flourishes in areas where mammalian predators are controlled; some visit city and rural gardens. Harsh, grating “kra-aa” call is often heard before the bird is seen. The species also whistles a series of tuneful notes while perched. Distinguishable from Kea by smaller size, olive-brown as opposed to olive-green plumage, and range. (eBird)

i love that thing, screams like a fucking dinosaur as it flies overhead. they werent common until like 5 yrs ago because of increased conservation efforts in my city. they are loud and beautiful and a great symbol of local efforts to restore native wildlife populations

Local bird, a rare sight

[New Zealand Kaka] because they're in my backyard sometimes

Kererū (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)

Large pigeon endemic to New Zealand with distinctive blue-green iridescent plumage, white belly, and red eye. Makes conspicuous display flights in breeding season; often seen feeding on heavily fruiting trees or fresh leaves and flower buds in spring. Widespread where food is available. Only emits soft “oo” calls, but note distinctive wingbeat sound, especially when alighting or taking off. (eBird)

They’re so joyous and whimsical and they get drunk off of berries fermenting in their stomach and fall out of the tree. Ideal creature

They are super cute and also keep trying to stand on branches that are too small for them and then fall off or hang upsidedown

My favourite of all the places I’ve lived had a tree right outside my second floor window and the time at which I got home every day was the time at which a kereru best liked hanging out in that tree. I was so happy to see it =)

Massive. Colourful. Pigeon. That eats huge berries whole.

image sources: kaka (Eric VanderWerf), kereru (Marcin Dyduch)

[scottpartridge]

Another #avianaugust prompt I missed earlier, the #Keruru or #NewZealandPigeon for #pigeon day of #birdtober2024 hosted by @aholmesartstudio