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Kōrero: Land birds – overview

Weka, Kāpiti Island

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Weka, Kāpiti Island

The weka is one of a number of New Zealand’s flightless species that finds its food on or near the ground. It eats a variety of animal prey and plant foods. 

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by Christina Troup

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Kerry-Jayne Wilson, Land birds – overview – Flightless land birds, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/9907/weka-kapiti-island (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Kerry-Jayne Wilson, i tāngia i te 26 May 2015.