Kererū Discovery
1921
The year kererū gained total protection
21
The number of years kererū can live
1
The number of eggs laid per clutch
14,287
The total number of kererū counted during The Great Kererū Count 2019
World Wildlife Day today.![]()
Aotearoa New Zealand has the most amazing, unique species in the world. This is our forest pigeon, the kukupa or kereru. One of the largest pigeons in the world.
Dinner time 🥰Everyone came down for "Dinner" today. ![]()
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I have 5 in one aviary and the other two are in the other 40ft aviary .... "too many" in together and you start to see how those with "strong" personalities behave.😉
Some great photos sent in by Maria 'Ria' Freeman ![]()
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“I recently moved to Titirangi two days before Christmas 2020 and was presented with this absolute delight, literally a meter away from my deck in my new home! It really got me in the mood for Christmas with the festive colours. I’m originally from the UK and have lived in beautiful Aotearoa now for eights years. I must say that your kererū are far far more beautiful than ours are over in the UK”. -Maria ![]()
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Three gorgeous Kereru came to say Hello at our head office this summer! What a lovely sight.![]()
Photo by our very own Mari van Baarsen
Stunning photo of Kereru in the Courtyard by Paul Hume who visited in January - thanks Paul 🙂
Another new arrival today from The Wildlife Hospital - Dunedin .![]()
This gorgeous wee bird suffered some nasty injuries following an impact, including fracturing her lower beak.![]()
She needs to regrow all her flight feathers on her left wing so will be in care for a few weeks.![]()
7 in temporary residence for now.