The NZ Native Woodpigeon, or in Māori: Kererū, Kūkū or Kūkupa.
Kererū can measure up to 51cm (21") from tail to beak, and weigh about 650g (1.5lb). Chicks are fed "pigeon milk", a protein-rich milky secretion from the walls of the parents' crops, mixed with fruit pulp.Since the extinction of the Moa, the Kererū ...