Facts about Birds (1)

Rifleman

A size of a Rifle bird is 8 cm and the length is 7-9cm they are usually found in North Island, south island and in stewart island and a few offshore islands. They feed on Insects, obtained from the bark, mosses and lichens of the larger trees.

    

Robin Bird

The New Zealand robin/toutouwai is a sparrow-sized bird found only in New Zealand. The North, South and Stewart Island robin all look very similar. They are small - about the size of a sparrow. Males have dark grey plumage while the female is dark grey-brown.

Weka

The Weka is one of NZ large flightless birds. The length of a Weka is about 50 to 60 cm and a weight of a Weka is 430 to 1400 g. Weka birds mostly lives in native forest and scrub, some urban areas and farm land. A weka birds feeds on vegetable, small birds and mammals.