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Also known as Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, parson bird, Tui, tui

The tūī (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) is a medium-sized bird native to New Zealand. It is blue, green, and bronze coloured with a distinctive white throat tuft (poi). It is an endemic passerine bird of New Zealand, and the only species in the genus Prosthemadera. It is one of the largest species in the diverse Australasian honeyeater family Meliphagidae, and one of two living species of that family found in New Zealand, the other being the New Zealand bellbird (Anthornis melanura). The tūī has a wide distribution in the archipelago, ranging from the subtropical Kermadec Islands to the sub-An

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Prosthemadera
Image
Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) Tiritiri Matangi.jpg
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taxon common name
papa-mel-azulado
taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon name
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
Commons category
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
Commons gallery
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
egg incubation period
13
litter size
3
endemic to
New Zealand
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