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Tui

Birds

The tui is a medium-sized bird native to New Zealand, with dark iridescent plumage and a distinctive tuft of white feathers at its throat. It is an endemic passerine and the only species in the genus Prosthemadera, and is one of the largest members of the honeyeater family found in the region. The bird is found across a wide range of habitats throughout the islands of New Zealand. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Relationship to People
Pollinator 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
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Child Taxon Of

Meliphagidae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Tui
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1. Tui (Wikipedia)
  • present tense, native bird of New Zealand
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 388425
    They are the main pollinators of flax, kōwhai, kaka beak and some other plants.
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2. T?? (Wikipedia)
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Wikidata: Tui
Child Taxon Of: Meliphagidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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