How Well Do You Know NZ Birds Quiz
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Created 6/24/2024
Test your knowledge of New Zealand birds with this quiz! Can you identify these feathered friends? Find out now.
1. Which NZ bird is known to store food for later?
Pīwakawaka
Mātātā
Toutouwai
Miromiro
2. Which bird is the only one large enough to eat big fruit from trees like tawa and karaka?
Kākāpō
Pīwakawaka
Kererū
Toroa
3. Which bird is known for its haunting, melancholic call?
Morepork / Ruru
Tūī
Kākā
Kea
4. What material was traditionally used to make cloaks for high-status Māori people?
Kākā feathers
Kererū feathers
Pūkeko feathers
Fantail feathers
5. Which bird is unique for using its strong bill as a 'third leg' to assist in climbing trees?
6. Which bird caused Māui’s death in Māori tradition?
Fantail / Pīwakawaka
Morepork / Ruru
Tūī
Kākā
7. Which bird is associated with being clumsy and often found around dumps and swamps?
8. What is the largest seabird in the world?
Toroa / Albatross
Kākāpō
Morepork
Kererū
9. Which bird is known for being highly intelligent and the world’s only alpine parrot?
10. Which bird has its nostrils at the end of its long beak?
11. What is unique about the plumage of the Tui?
It has orange feathers visible in UV spectrum
It has a tuft of white feathers at the throat
It is completely black
It has blue wattles
12. Which bird is known for pollinating flowers?
13. What colour are the wattles on a North Island Kōkako chick?
14. Which bird can be heard singing for over 30 minutes during the dawn chorus?
15. Which bird commonly makes its nest in a burrow in dense forest vegetation?
