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/
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Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific NameProsthemadera novaeseelandiae 2 Conservation Status Connections
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1. Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 bird functional traits (BirdFuncDat)
Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Diet percentage columns (Diet-Inv to Diet-PlantO)Quote, Diet percentage columns (Diet-Inv to Diet-PlantO)
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae Tui 20 0 0 0 0 0 10 60 10 0 FruiNect
2. Tui (Wikipedia)
- present tense, native bird of New Zealand
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They are the main pollinators of flax, kōwhai, kaka beak and some other plants.
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Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
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Wikidata: Tui
Child Taxon Of: Meliphagidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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