Kereru

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Stretching to reach tender new tree lucern buds. Kereru often seem quite ungainly as they perform slow, clumsy acrobatics in order to reach the best leaves, flowers and fruit on which they feed.

Scientific name:	Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Common name(s):	kereru, New Zealand pigeon, wood pigeon, kuku, kukupa
Location:	Bushy Park, New Zealand
Photo ID:	9815
Keywords:	Aves ; Columbiformes ; Columbidae ; pigeon ; bird ; native ; endemic