The huia is one of New Zealand's best-known extinct birds because of its bill shape and beauty, as well as its special place in Māori culture and oral tradition. The bird was regarded by Māori as tapu (sacred), and the wearing of its skin or feathers was reserved for people of high status.

La huia es una de las aves extintas más conocidas de Nueva Zelanda a causa de la forma de su pico, su exótica belleza, y el lugar especial que ocupaba en la cultura maorí y en su tradición oral. Esta ave era consideraba sagrada (‘tapu’) por los maoríes, y llevar su piel o plumas estaba reservado a las personas de alto estatus.

Sep 15, 2024 · Like the likely extinct South Island kōkako, the huia belonged to the family Callaeidae, or wattlebirds, which are endemic to the islands of New Zealand. The huia typically had black plumage with a greenish sheen, and its brightly colored orange wattles on either side of the base of its ivory-colored beak were striking and unmistakable.

The iconic huia was the largest of the five New Zealand wattlebird species. It was a striking large songbird, mainly black with long white-tipped tail feathers. Female and male huia had dramatically different bill sizes and shapes; this was the most extreme sexual bill …

Huia ou uía (nome científico: Heteralocha acutirostris) é uma espécie extinta de ave passeriforme que era endêmica da ilha Norte da Nova Zelândia. O último registro confirmado de uma huia foi feito em 1907, embora haja relatos críveis de avistamentos do pássaro no …

Remembering the Huia–history and mysteries of the bird with two beaks. Blog post on shukernature, available from: http://www.karlshuker.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/remembering-huia-history-and-mysteries.html

The huia was unique as the only bird in the world with completely different beak forms in the male and female. Extinction of the huia Heteralocha acutirostris in 1907 was a tragic loss to New Zealand's ancient native avifauna. It serves as a reminder of the importance of bird protection.

Huia. Ave endémica de Nueva Zelanda, extinta a principios del siglo XX; era el mayor miembro de la familia Callaeidae, con dimorfismo sexual en la forma del pico.

Fue un ave endémica de la Isla Norte de Nueva Zelanda. Su extinción se debe a dos factores bien documentados. No fue hasta la colonización europea cuando el número de huias comenzó a disminuir gravemente.

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