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| Dimensions | 21 x 29.7 cm |
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Korimako
$20.00
Print Size: 210mm x 297mm
Material: Card
Bellbirds also known by its Māori names Korimako and Makomako. Korimako are unique to New Zealand. The explorer Captain Cook described of its song “it seemed to be like small bells most exquisitely tuned”.
Their numbers declined sharply in 19 century, For a time it was thought they might vanish from the mainland. Their numbers recovered somewhat from about 1940 onwards.
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