kokako

kokako

▪ bird
also called  Wattled Crow 
 (species Callaeas cinerea), New Zealand songbird of the family Callaeidae (order Passeriformes). The kokako is 45 cm (17.5 inches) long and has a gray body, black mask, and blue or orange wattles at the corners of the mouth. Surviving in a few mountain forests, the kokako lives mainly on fruits and has a mellow, deliberate song; “organbird” and “bellbird” are local names.

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  • Kōkako — Conservation status Endangered (IUCN 3.1) …   Wikipedia

  • Kokako — Glaucope cendré Glaucope cendré …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Kokako — Lappenkrähe (Kokako) Lappenkrähe (Kokako) (Callaeas cinereus) Systematik Klasse: Vögel (Aves) Ordnung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • kokako — jojikai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Callaeas angl. kokako; wattled crow vok. Graulappenvogel, m; Lappenkrähe, f rus. кокако, m; новозеландский скворец, m pranc. glaucope cendré, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • kokako — ko·ka·ko …   English syllables

  • kokako — /ˈkoʊˌkakoʊ / (say koh.kahkoh) noun a rare and endangered dark grey, long tailed bird of New Zealand, Callaeas cinerea, family Callaeatidae, with brightly coloured wattles; wattled crow; organ bird. {Maori} …  

  • kokako — kōˈkä(ˌ)kō noun ( s) Etymology: Maori New Zealand : wattle crow …   Useful english dictionary

  • North Island kokako — didysis jojikas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Callaeas wilsoni angl. North Island kokako vok. Graulappenvogel, m pranc. glaucope de Wilson, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – jojikai …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • Callaeas cinerea —   Kokako …   Wikipedia Español

  • Callaeas cinerea — Glaucope cendré Glaucope cendré …   Wikipédia en Français

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