Kōtuku / White Heron
New Zealand bird calls
Kōtuku / White Heron
Ardea alba modesta
So rare and beautiful that 'kōtuku' is a Māori compliment meaning rare and treasured.
Listen — Kōtuku / White Heron
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Photo: JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/), “Ardea alba modesta composite Gould's Lagoon” · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source. Resized for this site.
Audio: © Crown Copyright / Department of Conservation (NZ), “White heron song” · CC BY 4.0 · source. Re-encoded to AAC.