Steve Hitchcock
Keruru (New Zealand pigeon) - Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
This large and distinctively-coloured pigeon is a familiar sight to many New Zealanders. This is because the New Zealand pigeon (or kereru) has a widespread distribution through the country, being present in extensive tracts of native forest, and rural and urban habitats, including most cities.
Foods include buds, leaves, flowers and fruit from a wide variety species, both native and exotic. In addition, they have been seen feeding on the fruiting bodies of the parasitic strawberry fungus Cyttaria gunnii found in beech forest.
Photographed Bushy Park Homestead, Kai Iwi, New Zealand.
Steve Hitchcock © All rights reserved
Keruru (New Zealand pigeon) - Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
This large and distinctively-coloured pigeon is a familiar sight to many New Zealanders. This is because the New Zealand pigeon (or kereru) has a widespread distribution through the country, being present in extensive tracts of native forest, and rural and urban habitats, including most cities.
Foods include buds, leaves, flowers and fruit from a wide variety species, both native and exotic. In addition, they have been seen feeding on the fruiting bodies of the parasitic strawberry fungus Cyttaria gunnii found in beech forest.
Photographed Bushy Park Homestead, Kai Iwi, New Zealand.
Steve Hitchcock © All rights reserved