You hear some cooing and see these birds nearby, maybe in a tree, on flax spears, or on the ground. He aha tērā? What is that? Photo by Sophie Campbell. Used with permission. Photo by Sophie Campbell. Used with permission. Answer: it’s a Barbary dove: Identification: Length: 28 cm; Weight: 140 g Similar species: Spotted dove The Barbary dove is the domesticated form of the African collared dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea), a native of the Sahel, Ethiopia and the Arabian Peninsula.
You step outside one day to see a bird like this on your roof. He aha tērā? What is that? Answer: it’s a Matuku Moana | White-Faced Heron — Identification: Length: 67 cm; Weight: 550 g Similar species: Reef heron, Pacific heron A medium-sized blue-grey heron with white face, long dark grey bill, and pale yellow legs. In flight the open wings show a marked contrast between the pale grey fore-wing and dark grey main flight feathers on both the upper and lower surfaces.