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- Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Identification
51cm. Head, throat, upper breast and upperparts metallic green with a purplish sheen and bronze tints especially around neck, or an ashy-grey wash. White lower breast, belly and legs with a sharp line between the green upper area and the white below. Red bill with orange tip, crimson eyes and feet. Juveniles are similar, but upperparts are duller with a smudgy upper breast; dull feet and bill, and usually a shorter tail.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Three recognized subspecies
- H. n. novaeseelandiae
- H. n. chathamensis on the Chatham Islands
- H. n. spadicea on Norfolk Island
Habitat
Native forests, forest adjacent to agricultural land, scrub, rural and city gardens and parks.
Behaviour
Diet includes ripe fruit.
