Tiritiri Matangi, Auckland Region, Aotearoa/New Zealand - February 2025
#tui #Tūī #tiritiriMatangi #bird #birds #aotearoa #newzealand #ProsthemaderaNovaeseelandiae #Prosthemadera
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What a pretty bird. My first thought was that it was another interestingly colored corvidae, but then I noticed the beak and felt silly. Not being sure what it was, I looked it up. I tried several of the words from this post and the answer was tūī (prosthemadera novaeseelandiae). It's a honeyeater, a family of birds that I'm not sure my travels will ever allow me the privilege to see.
This is one of the reasons why the internet is wonderful. You can find info and photos and videos on anything! They have the funniest neck feathers. 🙃 It's also an example of why the internet is one strange place. I looked up "honeyeaters eating" and got the most strange results. 🤣
Funny, I had the exact same thought process. It's a corvid! ...wait that's a funny bill. Figures it's something weird since it's from New Zealand.
Annnnnd, I also thought the same about New Zealand! 🤣
It's a place I wouldn't mind visiting some day. 💜