Click on the images to enlargen & explore. You can also license the original images.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The New Zealand Pigeon is a bird endemic to New Zealand. The Maori name is Kereru but other Maori names include ku-kupa (in parts of the North Island) and ku-ku- (Northland). New Zealand pigeons are commonly called wood pigeons, though they are not the same as the wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) which is a member of a different genus.
The kereru- belongs to the family Columbidae, and the subfamily Treroninae, which is found throughout Southeast Asia, Malaya, Africa and New Zealand. The members of this subfamily feed largely on fruits. New Zealand pigeons are members of the pigeon genus Hemiphaga, this is a monotypic genus endemic to the New Zealand archipelago and Norfolk Island.
This web site, logo, name, content, photos, and design are protected by international copyright law.
Original versions of our photos can be purchased & web versions can be shared subject to conditions.
Original versions of our photos can be purchased & web versions can be shared subject to conditions.