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Tui

Prosthermadera novaeseelandiae

Photo by MikeLoose
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A fairy large bird has the distinctive white feather on its throat. Is a nectar feeder.

Habitat:

Generally on the verge of the bush, often seen in trees that flower heavily. When the Kowhai flowers Tui are often there in mass behaving like a bunch of bickering drunks.

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Comments (4)

One tree is a cherry blossum and the other is a plum tree.
Wow! beautiful bird among beautiful flower!:D

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