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Kōrero: Ngā manu

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - He tohu rangatira

‘Mungakahu and his wife, Ko Mari’

A Mungakahu rāua ko tana wahine a Ko Mari

Huia

Waka huia

Waka huia (2 o 2)

Feather cloak

‘Rangiaeata’

‘Rangiaeata’

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Ngā manu tohu ki a aituā

Migrating kūaka

Kūaka mārangaranga

Rain cape

‘The bittern at rest’

Matuku whakanā

Hine-nui-te-pō and Māui

Hine-nui-te-pō me Māui

Tīwaiwaka (fantail)

Tīwaiwaka (fantail)

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Ngā tohu

Bird stories

He kōrero mō te manu

Kōmiromiro

Kōmiromiro (tomtit) (tomtit)

Ruru (morepork)

Ruru (morepork)

Turiwhatu (dotterel)

Turiwhatu (dotterel)

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Ngā tohu āhuarangi

Kārearea call

Ka tangi te kārearea

Pīpīwharauroa (shining cuckoo)

Pīpīwharauroa (shining cuckoo)

Riroriro (grey warbler) and nest

He riroriro i tōna kōhanga

Tōrea call

Te pao a te tōrea

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Ngā whakataukī, ngā kupu whakarite, ngā pūrākau

Kāhu soaring

Te kāhu ka tiu

Spotted shag

Kawau pāteketeke (1 o 2)

Haka

Kiri Te Kanawa

Kōtare

Baiting a weka

Te ongaonga weka

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Te tapa ingoa manu

Te Hōkioi

Kākāriki

Kea in flight

Te kea e rere ana

Bird calls: North Island brown kiwi

Ngā tangi a ngā manu (1 o 3)

Bird calls: ruru

Bird calls: ruru (2 o 3)

Bird calls: hoiho

Bird calls: hoiho (3 o 3)

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Kelly Keane, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/nga-manu/media (accessed 22 June 2021)

He kōrero nā Kelly Keane, i tāngia i te 24 Sep 2007, reviewed & revised 17 Feb 2015