New Zealand Birds

New Zealand Birds:

For each bird write 2 sentences about something you have learnt about this bird.

	Ruru: Ruru are owls, they are nocturnal They sleep the day and hunt at night .Ruru have big eyes that help them  Ruru see in night. They fly silently, looking and listening for prey
	Pīwakawaka are small, but they have long tail feathers that turn into a fan. This helps them balance and turn quickly when they fly.
	Kea _Kea are parrots. They live in the mountains _and play in the snow. Kea use their toes and beaks to hold things and climb trees. Kea are clever and curious.
	Kereru __Kererū are big and heavy. They swoop through the trees looking for berries, fruit, flowers, and leaves to eat. Sometimes kererū eat too much, and they get too heavy to fly properly.
New Zealand Birds: For each bird write 2 sentences about something you have learnt about this bird.
	Kiwi ____Kiwi can’t fly at all. They have wings,but their wings are too short to help them fly Kiwi are nocturnal, like ruru. At night, they hunt for food like worms, crickets, and wētā.
	Karearea __Kārearea are fierce hunters. They have powerful claws. Sometimes they catch prey that is bigger than they are! They hunt mostly birds, even big, fat birds like kererū. They also catch lizards,big insects like grasshoppers, and small animals like rabbits.
	Takahe Takahē have wings, but they can’t fly.. Living on the ground is dangerous for takahē. They are hunted by animals like stoats. There are not many takahē left. They are endangered.
	Tui ___Tūī are clever birds. They can copy sounds like the songs of other birds, the ringtones of phones,and even the words that people say. You can often see and hear tūī in kōwhai trees.