Kereru (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae), South Island, New Zealand
Precise location no longer known. This is a fruit-eating pigeon species endemic to New Zealand. It is found throughout most of the three main islands, although it has become extinct in much of the eastern part of South Island. Food competition from introduced Australian possums and doubtless predation of the young by introduced rats has led to a sharp decline in numbers. From a slide.
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Kereru (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae), South Island, New Zealand
Precise location no longer known. This is a fruit-eating pigeon species endemic to New Zealand. It is found throughout most of the three main islands, although it has become extinct in much of the eastern part of South Island. Food competition from introduced Australian possums and doubtless predation of the young by introduced rats has led to a sharp decline in numbers. From a slide.
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