Kōkako
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Kōkako are two species of forest bird in the genus Callaeas which are endemic to New Zealand, the endangered North Island kōkako and the presumed extinct South Island kōkako. They are both slate-grey
North Island kōkako, closeup of head showing blue wattles
A kōkako about to be released in the Hunua Ranges near Auckland
Tokoeka
Prumnopitys taxifolia
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Prumnopitys taxifolia, commonly known as mataī and black pine, is a species of tree in the family Podocarpaceae. It is a dioecious evergreen conifer reaching 30 metres in height, with a stout trunk up
Hammer-like marks on the bark of a mature tree
A lofty P. taxifolia tree with large spreading branches.
P. taxifolia's purple-black-coloured globe-shaped drupes.