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Weka nest and eggs

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Weka nest and eggs

A western weka sits near its nest – a bowl made from the long leaves of sedges, rushes or cabbage trees, lined with finer material. The birds lay between one and six eggs at a time, and can raise up to four broods a year.

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Gerard Hutching, Large forest birds – Weka, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/10559/weka-nest-and-eggs (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Gerard Hutching, published 1 March 2009, updated 1 August 2023.