Native Birds of NZ
A nocturnal flightless bird.
What is a kiwi?
The Māori name for an eel.
What is Tuna.
The Māori name for flax.
What is harakeke?
A NZ reptile closely related to the dinosaur/
What is a tuatara?
the name given to an animal that is only found in NZ.
What is Endemic?
An extinct flightless bird hunted by the Māori.
What is a Moa?
Type of fly larvae found in clean water in NZ
What is a march-fly?
A native plant with a yellow flower.
What is a kowhai?
A pest introduced by European settlers for its fur.
What is a rabbit?
What is a opossum?
A name given to an animal that was brought to NZ by settlers.
What is introduced?
A endemic bird of NZ that has a white tuft under its chin.
What is a tui?
A place where salmon lay their eggs.
What is gravel.
The tall New Zealand tree that is under threat from die back.
What is Kauri?
A native mammal found in NZ
What is a Short / Long tailed Bat?
What is a hectors dolphin?
The earths source of energy.
What is the sun?
The Māori name for this bird is korimako.
What is a bellbird
The Māori name for water
What is wai?
A NZ native that flowers at Christmas time.
What is Rata or Pohutukawa?
The Māori name for the South Island.
What is Te Waipounamu ?
A name of a scientist who studies plants and animals.
What is a biologist?
The bird that hunted the Moa and when hungry, people.
What is a Haast eagle? (Pouakai)
The name of a braided river in Canterbury
What is the
Waiau Toa/Clarence, Waiau Uwha, Hurunui, Waimakariri, Rakaia, Rangitata and Waitaki Rivers?
An endemic bird that can eat large seeds and disperse them around NZ.
What is a Kereru?
The only mountain parrot in the world.
What is a Kea?
A system that animals, fungus, plants, insects and bacteria all need to survive.
What is an eco system?