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North Island Weka (Gallirallus australis greyi) forages for food on shingle, Kapiti Island, North Island, New Zealand

Wekas are flightless rails, endemic to New Zealand. Unlike their timid counterparts elsewhere, wekas tend to show no fear while trying to raid tourists' bags for anything edible. Four geographically-determined subspecies occur.

Kapiti Island, North Island, New Zealand, Australasia

Photo ID: NZN_2911_North_Island_Weka_(Gallirallus_australis_greyi)_Kapiti_Island_NZ_North_Island_October_17_CrsEsA

File state: Final

Photo size: 19.0 Mpixels (54.3 MB uncompressed) - 5350x3548 pixels (17.8x11.8 in / 45.3x30.0 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: animal, australis, Aves, avian, avian fauna, avifauna, beak, bill, biology, bird, coast, endemic, feed, food, forage, foraging, Gallirallus, greyi, Gruiformes, Island, Kapiti, Maori Hen, Martin Grace, native, natural history, nature, New Zealand, North, ornithology, plumage, rail, Rallidae, shingle, shore, weka, wild, wildlife, zoology

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