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Facts Table On Tiritiri Matangi

Tiritiri Matangi Wildlife Sanctuary

On our trip to Tiritiri Matangi, we are going to encounter (meet) some new words.  Some of the words will be difficult (hard to say and spell)  while some words will be easy.  Look at some of the words below and search for their meanings:

LIST 1

WORD	MEANING
Island	a piece of land surrounded by water.
Beach	a pebbly or sandy shore, especially by the sea between high- and low-water marks.
Track	a rough path or road, typically one beaten by use rather than constructed.
Lighthouse	a tower or other structure containing a beacon light to warn or guide ships at sea.
Bush	a shrub or clump of shrubs with stems of moderate length.
Native	a person born in a specified place or associated with a place by birth, whether subsequently resident there or not.
Endemic	(of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area.
Bio-security	procedures or measures designed to protect the population against harmful biological or biochemical substances.
Shellfish	an aquatic shelled mollusc (e.g. an oyster or cockle) or crustacean (e.g. a crab or shrimp), especially one that is edible.
Embarking	to go on board a ship or aircraft.
Disembarking	To leave a train, ship or aircraft
Handrail	a rail fixed to posts or a wall for people to hold on to for support.
Deck	a floor of a ship, especially the upper, open level extending for the full length of the vessel.
Ranger	a keeper of a park, forest, or area of countryside.
Guide	a person who will guide you to places with amazing statues
Sanctuary	refuge or safety from pursuit, persecution, or other danger.
Wattle	a material for making fences, walls, etc., consisting of rods or stakes interlaced with twigs or branches.
Pest	a destructive insect or other animal that attacks crops, food, livestock, etc.
Stowaways	a person who stows away on a passenger vehicle.
Predators	an animal that naturally preys on others.
Eradicated	(of a tree or plant) depicted with the roots exposed.
Endangered	(of a species) seriously at risk of extinction.
Restored	bring back or re-establish (a previous right, practice, or situation).
Habitat	the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
Rare	(of an event, situation, or condition) not occurring very often.

Facts about New Zealand native birds

Information table

COMMON NAME	MAORI NAME	PICTURE	INTERESTING FACTS
Takahe	moho	*	Fossil remains have been found in both the North and South Islands, but numbers of takahe were probably never very high.
Pukeko	Pukeko	*	The Pukeko has a indigo body with a bit of green on their wings Pukeko can fly for a short distance
Harrier	kahu	*	Hen harriers are almost owl-like in their facial appearance. The face shape helps the harriers to detect small mammals and birds
Fantail	Piwakawaka	*	There are about 10 sub-species of fantail, three of which live in New Zealand: the North Island fantail, the South Island fantail
Tui	koko	*	An unique bird for New Zealand. Belongs to honeyeaters family which means they feed mainly on nectar from flowers of native plants. Sometimes they eat insects too. Can fly large distance. It’s an important pollinator of most native trees. A variety of native trees and shrubs can be planted to provide a year-round food supply for tūī, but plants need to be carefully selected so there are flowers and fruit at different times.
Bellbird	Korimako	*	Bellbirds are unique to New Zealand, occurring on the three main islands, many offshore islands and also the Auckland Islands.
NZ Pigeon	kereru	*	Bellbirds are unique to New Zealand, occurring on the three main islands, many offshore islands and also the Auckland Islands.
Morepork	ruru	*	Morepork are commonly found in forests throughout mainland New Zealand and on offshore islands
Kingfisher	kotare	*	Kingfishers are not limited to river and can be found on coasts and marshes the kingfisher can also hover just above the water before diving in for its prey.
Kaka	ngutu	*	The New Zealand Kaka is a medium sized parrot This group of parrots is unusual, retaining more primitive features lost in most other parrots, because it split off from the rest around 100 million years ago.
Parakeet	tritri	*	The yellow-crowned parakeet has a yellow patch on the head and a red frontal band above the beak.
Robin	Toutouwai	*	Relatively long-lived, surviving up to 14 years where few or no predators exist Begin their breeding season in August or September Incubation lasts 18 days, and chicks leave the nest after 21 days
Royal Albatross	toroa	*	While royal albatross may be graceful in flight, their large size makes them appear clumsy on land as they doggedly walk from their nests to exposed sites to take off into the wind. Royal albatross usually mate for life, despite long separations at sea. Established pairs return to the same nesting area each time they breed.
Kiwi	kiwi	*	The kiwi is a curious bird: it cannot fly, has loose, hair-like feathers, strong legs and no tail. Mostly nocturnal, they are most commonly forest dwellers, making daytime dens and nests in burrows, hollow logs or under dense vegetation.kiwis only come at night time.
Kakapo	lore	a	The kakapo is best described as a midnight rambler, spending most of its life sleeping during the day and wandering alone through the forest at night. Kakapo are solitary creatures.