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Western Weka (Gallirallus australis australis), Ruatapu, Hokitika, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand

Western Weka (Gallirallus australis australis), Ruatapu, Hokitika, West Coast, South 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.
Ruatapu, Hokitika, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Australasia
Photo ID: NZS_10732_Western_Weka_(Gallirallus_australis_australis)_Ruatapu_Hokitika_West_Coast_South_Island_New_Zealand_November_8_CrsEA
File state: Final
Photo size: 12.3 Mpixels (35.2 MB uncompressed) - 2896x4250 pixels (9.6x14.1 in / 24.5x36.0 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: animal, australis, Aves, avian, avian fauna, avifauna, beak, bill, biology, bird, Coast, endemic, Gallirallus, Gruiformes, Hokitika, Island, Martin Grace, native, natural history, nature, New Zealand, ornithology, plumage, rail, Rallidae, Ruatapu, South, weka, West, Western, Western Weka, wild, wildlife, zoology
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