Tui A medium-sized bird. They look black from a distance and when like here, in dense shrubbery...but do in fact have a blue, green and bronze iridescent sheen, and distinctive white throat tufts. <br />
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I loved their vocalisations, which I would describe as being like coughs and wheezes! <br />
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30 cm length Fall,Geotagged,Koko,Meliphagidae,New Zealand,Parson bird,Passeriformes,Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae,Tui,Vertebrate,autumn,bird,fauna

Tui

A medium-sized bird. They look black from a distance and when like here, in dense shrubbery...but do in fact have a blue, green and bronze iridescent sheen, and distinctive white throat tufts.

I loved their vocalisations, which I would describe as being like coughs and wheezes!

30 cm length

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Christine Young

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Weirdly awesome vocalizations!

Posted 6 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  That video made my day, thanks! Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Ruth Spigelman
    
    Lion
    
    See what I mean about the coughs and wheezes?! I sat in the bushes for half an hour listening to this one vocalising, it was charming. Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      I can understand why! I've watched the video a few times already. It' so charming and unusual! Posted 6 years ago

The Tui

The tui is an endemic passerine bird of New Zealand. It is one of the largest members of the diverse honeyeater family. The name "tui" is from the Māori name "tūī" and is the species' formal common name.

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Similar species: Perching Birds

Species identified by Ruth Spigelman