Huia
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Huia Kokako Tieke, the Saddleback

The Huia, the Kokako and the Tieke are members of the ancient New Zealand wattlebird family, Callaeidae. The  Huia is  extinct, the Kokako’s population of around 1400 birds is found mainly in Te Urewera National Park and  the Tieke is confined to offshore and mainland islands.

 

 
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