Kōtuku
Ko te Kōtuku he manu waimāori o Aotearoa, engari, he manu o tāwāhi hoki. He momo matuku nui, he mā katoa ngā huruhuru. Ko ngā ngutu me ngā waewae he kōwhai. Kia whakaeke te tame, kua puta ngā awe kōtuku, he awe roa i ngā parirau. Hoki rawa ki Ōkārito paopao ai.
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Momo: | A. alba
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Ardea alba | |
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Ko te ingoa pūtaiao o te Kōtuku he Egretta alba. Ko te ingoa o tēnei manu i te reo Pākehā he White Heron.
Tohutoro
takatā- Robertson, C J R. (Etita), 1985. Reader's Digest Complete Book of New Zealand Birds. Poihākena: Reader's Digest.