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The Tui

Published on Nov 06, 2015

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The Tui

by Ashton
Photo by __Wichid__

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  • The Tui has got whit tuft under it's beak
  • The size is about 30 center meters
  • The colors are blue ,green ,brown and black and whit
Photo by SidPix

The Tui mostly lives in the north island

of new zealand and south island cost

Tui prefer broadleaf forests below 1500 metres

is an endemic passerine bird of New Zealand. It is one of the largest members of the honeyeater family. The name tui is from the Maori language name tūī and is the species' common name.

Nectar is the normal diet but fruit and insects are frequently eaten, and pollen and seeds more occasionally eaten by the Tui

Photo by SidPix

nest and breed through November to January back in the Northbank forests. Females build the nest and incubate the eggs but both the male and female feed the chicks.