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It has a bristle tongue which enables it to take nectar in its diet.  It also takes insects.  
 
It has a bristle tongue which enables it to take nectar in its diet.  It also takes insects.  
 
Its prime energy food is drops of honeydew, a sugary substance  produced by a small beetle which lives in the bark of some Beech trees.  
 
Its prime energy food is drops of honeydew, a sugary substance  produced by a small beetle which lives in the bark of some Beech trees.  
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*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=20&bid=187 View more images of this species on the ABID]
 
*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=20&bid=187 View more images of this species on the ABID]
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Revision as of 23:05, 28 December 2008

Photo by Ornitho26
Photo taken: Ulva island (off Stewart, New Zealand)
Nestor meridionalis

Identification

45cm. Olive brown with darker feather edges, light grey crown, crimson collar, lower belly and undertail, golden wash on cheeks. The male has a longer and more arched bill. The juvenile has a yellow base to the lower manidble.

Distribution

New Zealand

Taxonomy

Habitat

Forests

Behaviour

It has a bristle tongue which enables it to take nectar in its diet. It also takes insects. Its prime energy food is drops of honeydew, a sugary substance produced by a small beetle which lives in the bark of some Beech trees.

Vocalisation

<flashmp3>Kaka Ackers Point.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program

External Links

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