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PRONUNCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND PIGEON

New Zealand pigeon play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEW ZEALAND PIGEON

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New Zealand pigeon is a noun.
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WHAT DOES NEW ZEALAND PIGEON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

New Zealand pigeon

New Zealand pigeon

The New Zealand pigeon or kererū is a bird endemic to New Zealand. Māori call it kererū in most of the country but kūkupa and kūkū in some parts of the North Island, particularly in Northland. Commonly called wood pigeon, they are distinct from the wood pigeon of the Northern Hemisphere, which is a member of a different genus. The New Zealand pigeon belongs to the family Columbidae, and the subfamily Treroninae, which is found throughout Southeast Asia, Malaya, Africa and New Zealand. The members of this subfamily feed largely on fruits, mainly drupes. New Zealand pigeons are members of the pigeon genus Hemiphaga, which is endemic to the New Zealand archipelago and Norfolk Island. However recently a Hemiphaga bone was found on Raoul Island. The Chatham pigeon or Chatham Island pigeon is traditionally considered a subspecies of the kererū, but is here treated as a separate species.

Definition of New Zealand pigeon in the English dictionary

The definition of New Zealand pigeon in the dictionary is a large fruit-eating native pigeon, Hemiphagia novaeseelandiae, of forest areas Also called: kereru, kuku.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE NEW ZEALAND PIGEON

American wigeon
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Synonyms and antonyms of New Zealand pigeon in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «New Zealand pigeon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEW ZEALAND PIGEON

Find out the translation of New Zealand pigeon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of New Zealand pigeon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «New Zealand pigeon» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

新西兰鸽子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Nueva Zelanda paloma
570 millions of speakers

English

New Zealand pigeon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

न्यूजीलैंड कबूतर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

نيوزيلندا حمامة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Новая Зеландия голубь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Nova Zelândia pombo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিউজিল্যান্ড কবুতর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Nouvelle-Zélande pigeon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

New Zealand merpati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Neuseeland Taube
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ニュージーランドの鳩
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뉴질랜드 비둘기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Selandia Baru merpati
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

New Zealand chim bồ câu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நியூசிலாந்து புறா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

न्यूझीलंड कबूतर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yeni Zelanda güvercin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Nuova Zelanda piccione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Nowa Zelandia gołąb
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Нова Зеландія голуб
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Noua Zeelandă porumbel
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Νέα Ζηλανδία περιστέρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Nieu-Seeland duif
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Nya Zeeland duva
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

New Zealand Pigeon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of New Zealand pigeon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEW ZEALAND PIGEON»

The term «New Zealand pigeon» is normally little used and occupies the 122.011 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEW ZEALAND PIGEON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about New Zealand pigeon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEW ZEALAND PIGEON»

Discover the use of New Zealand pigeon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to New Zealand pigeon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Kereru: New Zealand Pigeon : and the Many Trees that Need ...
Follows kereru, the New Zealand pigeon, through its yearly cycle of forest food and looks at how the bird spreads the seeds of many native trees.
Andrew Crowe, 1997
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Treroninae: New Zealand Pigeon, Norfolk Island Pigeon, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books Llc, Source: Wikipedia, Books Group, 2010
3
New Zealand Journal of Zoology
Standard deviations are given for all species with samples of 10 or more, i.e., all except New Zealand pigeon and long-tailed cuckoo. For samples of less than 10 the standard deviation gives little more information about the distribution of data ...
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Tramping in New Zealand
The spotted shag (parekareka), recognisable by the black spots on its back, is found around the Auckland coast, Marlborough Sounds and on the Otago and Banks Peninsulas. When you first encounter the New Zealand pigeon ...
Jim DuFresne, 2006
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The Lost World of the Moa: Prehistoric Life of New Zealand
... 413; of New Zealand frogs, 465-466; of New Zealand greater short-tailed bat, 489; of New Zealand lizards, 465—466; of New Zealand owlet- nightjar, 374; of New Zealand parakeets, 421; of New Zealand pigeon, 423; of New Zealand quail , ...
T. H. Worthy, Richard N. Holdaway, 2002
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New Boots in New Zealand: Nine Great Walks, Three Islands ...
To be more precise, it is a New Zealand pigeon (or kereru), the average size of which is far, far bigger than anything that has ever targeted Trafalgar Square. I've never been a huge fan of pigeons in the UK, even ifI disregard the quantities of ...
Gillian Orrell, 2012
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Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
The birds which were recorded across the full range of altitudes traversed (630 m to sea level), and in most forest types, were South Island kaka (Nestor m. meridionalis), New Zealand pigeon (Hemiphaga n. novaeseelandiae) (absent from low ...
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Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Order Columbiformes Family Columbidae Genus Hemiphaga Bonaparte Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae (Gmelin, 1789) (New Zealand Pigeon) The New Zealand pigeon is considered to be common and widespread in lowland forests. It is often ...
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Journal of a Ten Months' Residence in New-Zealand
We have seeri them, when about'to' shoot apigeon, climbthe tree where it was sitting, (the'New Zealand pigeon being very tame,) with a caution and address peculiar to themselves, and put the muzzle of the gun' within' a foot of the object ...
Richard A ..... Cruise, 1823
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Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
... because of their potential importance in New Zealand communities or ecosystems. One exception is the work on the role of the New Zealand pigeon or kereru Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae as a seed disperser (e.g., Clout and Hay 1989).

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEW ZEALAND PIGEON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term New Zealand pigeon is used in the context of the following news items.
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National kererū survey needs Kiwis' help
Kererū – the native New Zealand pigeon, which is known as the kūkupa in Northland – play a crucial role in spreading the seeds of native ... «Scoop.co.nz, Sep 14»
2
Backyard conservation brings back wildlife
The New Zealand pigeon, the kereru, once moved in flocks around the city and during the past 20 years has been making a gradual return to ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 13»
3
Wild Wellington: World's best city for animal lovers?
Flightless kiwi, weka and takahē as well as kaka (forest parrots) and the rotund but beautiful kereru (New Zealand pigeon) are among the many ... «CNN International, Apr 13»
4
Pirongia: The enchanting forest
We did see tui, one kereru or New Zealand pigeon, and fantails. The benefits of having a personal guide involve hearing firsthand about the ... «New Zealand Herald, Nov 12»
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New Zealand Travel: South Island's Milford Track is a mecca for hikers
The largest creature that I witnessed on the Track was a New Zealand Pigeon, which was so large and noisy I thought a Condor was flying ... «Toronto Star, Nov 12»
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Kiwi pigeon key to tree survival
"The only remaining large bird that eats fruit is a native New Zealand pigeon," says Wotton. This bird, Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae, lives in ... «ABC Science Online, Mar 11»
7
Untouched world lies on our doorstep
Wildlife can also be seen in and around the reserve and coastline - paradise ducks, silvereyes, tui, kereru (New Zealand pigeon), godwits, ... «Auckland stuff.co.nz, Jan 10»

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« EDUCALINGO. New Zealand pigeon [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/new-zealand-pigeon>. Apr 2024 ».
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