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    Kererū are one of few birds to produce crop milk, a protein-rich milky secretion from the walls of the parents' crops.

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      Kererū – our native pigeon

      The kererū (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae), also sometimes referred to as the New Zealand pigeon, is one of our most iconic birds with its beautiful blue-green and white plumage. A bird that you often hear before you see, the ...(Hemiphaga

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      Native bird adaptations

      New Zealand separated from Gondwana around 65 million years ago. Due to the geographical isolation and a lack of ground-dwelling predators, our birds evolved unique characteristics. Flight was ...

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