Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)
Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) - HBW 13, p. 587
French: Méliphage tui
German: Tui
Spanish: Mielero Tui
Other common names: Chatham Island Tui
Taxonomy: Merops novaeSeelandiae J. F. Gmelin, 1788, Nova Seelandia = Queen Charlotte Sound, South Island, New Zealand.
Described race kermadecensis (from Kermadec Is) considered inseparable from nominate. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- novaeseelandiae (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) - Kermadec Is (Raoul I); New Zealand and many inshore islands, including (around North I) Hen and Chickens Group, Mokohinau Group, Great Barrier, Little Barrier, Noises and Tiritiri Matanga and Kapiti I and (around Stewart I) Ruapuke I and Muttonbird Group.
- chathamensis E. J. O. Hartert, 1928 - Chatham Is (Pitt, Mangere, Rangatira).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult bird calling near a feeding station. Locality Tiritiri Matangi Island, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand (ssp novaeseelandiae)
Nick Talbot 19 November 2012 23 weeks ago 20 sec 4.7 -
Singing from high tree in early evening, typical Tui song but also some mimicry. Locality Nga Manu Nature Reserve, Waikanae, North Island, New Zealand (ssp novaeseelandiae)
Neil Robertson 26 May 2007 2 years ago 45 sec 4.6 -
A bird calling twice and preening the wings, then changing perch and flying away. Locality Codfish Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand (ssp novaeseelandiae)
Josep del Hoyo 29 January 2013 8 weeks ago 39 sec 4.5 -
A bird moving between territorial selected perches, preening briefly and looking around, showing the white pearls (tuft feathers Locality Codfish Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand (ssp novaeseelandiae)
Josep del Hoyo 29 January 2013 8 weeks ago 1 min 2 sec 4.5 -
An adult feeding on the nectar of flax plant (Phormium sp), with orange pollen on crown Locality Palmerston North, North Island, New Zealand (ssp novaeseelandiae)
Brooke Clibbon 5 December 2005 6 years ago 30 sec 3.9 -
An adult singing in a tree Locality Oban, Stewart Island, New Zealand (ssp novaeseelandiae)
Brooke Clibbon 21 November 2005 6 years ago 35 sec 3.8
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A tui is an endemic bird of New Zealand.
Locality Tiritiri Matangi Island, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand
Glenda Rees 21 May 2011 1 year ago 4.3 -
Bird perched on a dead branch.
Locality Tiritiri Matangi Island, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand
Martin Främke 17 March 2012 22 weeks ago 4.2 -
A bird searching for nectar
Locality Dunedin, Otago Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand
Les McNamara 19 January 2013 13 weeks ago 4.1 -
Adult bird feeding on nectar from Flax (Phormium tenax) flower.
Locality Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand (ssp novaeseelandiae)
Neil Robertson 12 December 2010 2 years ago 4.1 -
Juvenile feeding on flax flowers
Locality Otago Peninsula, South Island, New Zealand
Glenda Rees 3 January 2013 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.9 -
An adult
Locality Tiritiri Matangi Island, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand
Rémi Bigonneau 21 March 2010 1 year ago 3.9
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Singing Male Tui Locality Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand
Steve Kelling 19 October 2004 2 years ago 5 -
A bird singing twice. Locality Codfish Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand
(ssp novaeseelandiae)
Josep del Hoyo 29 January 2013 8 weeks ago 4 -
A bird calling near a feeding station. Locality Tiritiri Matangi Island, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand
(ssp novaeseelandiae)
Nick Talbot 19 November 2012 23 weeks ago 0
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