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Cod Fish Island New Zealand
Strigops habroptilus

Identification

Green and yellow plumage, discs round the eyes.

Distribution

New Zealand, threatened by extinction. Now only on Chalky, Codfish, Pearl, and Little Barrier Islands.

The number of this species in the World is now 126. [Early 2012]

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Forest

Behaviour

Flightless and nocturnal.
Feeds on native plants.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

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