North Island Kokako

Callaeas wilsoni

The North Island kōkako is a forest bird endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. It is grey in colour, with a small black mask. Adults have distinctive blue wattles. Because of its wattle, the bird is sometimes locally called the blue-wattled crow, although it is not a corvid. The name "kōkako" comes from its vocalization: the bird's main call has been described as a "slow, rich 'ko-ka-ko-o-o-o', tailing off at the end".

Scientific name

Callaeas wilsoni

Family

Wattlebirds

IUCN status

LC