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Weka foraging

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Weka foraging

The weka, a flightless native rail, eats a wide range of plant and animal foods. Frogs are vulnerable, but tiny Archey’s and Hochstetter’s frogs have been observed deterring weka by squeaking and posturing.

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Paddy Ryan, Frogs – Threats and conservation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/10006/weka-foraging (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Paddy Ryan, published 1 March 2009.