Tūī | Kōkō

Tūī | Kōkō

Tūī | Kōkō

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Consistent shallow increases detected for Tūī | Kōkō in gardens the 10-year periods monitored so far.
Slow but steady increases for Tūī | Kōkō in gardens in most regions. Canterbury is the exception - with consistent rapid increases for each 10-year period so far.
Tūī | Kōkō are seen in three-quarters of gardens and slightly more often in rural areas than urban ones.
Sexes are similar with a white tuft on the throat, curved black beak, and blue-green iridescence on head and wings.

Scientific name: Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
Other names: kōkō,kōkōtaua, kōkōtea, kōkōuri, kōpūrehe, kouwha, kukari, mocking bird, parson bird, pikari, pitui, pòhe or poe bird, tākaha, takahē, tataki, teoteo, tui, tute

New Zealand Status: Native (endemic)
Conservation Status: Not threatened

Where they feed: Trees
What they eat: Invertebrates, seeds, pollen nectar and fruit

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