This post is for all of the New Zealand and global bird-lovers out there.
New Zealand has some wonderful and incredibly intelligent birds that also tend to have rambuctious, mischievous and cheeky personalities.
Check out this video of a kea being, well… a kea if you don’t believe me…
Here are some little known collective nouns for New Zealand’s beautiful and diverse birds
Collective Nouns
Fernbirds, a waddle of
Hihi (Stitchbirds), a sewing circle of
Hihi (Stitchbirds), a rookery of
Kahu, an arsenal of
Kahu, a battalion of
Kaka, a hoon of
Kākāriki (New Zealand parakeet) a swooping of
Kakapo(s), a booming of
Kakapo (a flightless parrot), an island of
Kakapo, a looming of
Kakapo, a rumble of
Kakapo, a trek of
Kea(s), a circus of
Kea, a conspiracy of
Kotare (Kingfishers), a concentration of
Kotare (Kingfishers), a relm of
Kotare (Kingfishers) (Belted), a crown of
Kotare (Kingfishers) a rattle of
Kotare (Kingfishers) a clique of
Kotare (Kingfishers) a concentration of
Kiwi(s), a tribe of
kārearea (NZ Falcons) a jubilee of
Moa(s), an extinction of
Moreporks, a haunting of
Kereru (New Zealand Pigeons) , a roost of
Piwakawaka (Fantails), a spread of
Piwakawaka (Fantails), a war party of
Pouakai (Haast’s Eagle), an eyrie of
Pukekos, a gawky of
Takahe, a mountain resort of
Takahe, a tussock of
Tui(s), a battery of
Tui, an ecstasy of
Tītipounamu (Riflemen), a firing squad of
Wekas, a brace of
Whios, a whistling of
Content Catnip 
Wow what a great post! My dad is right into NZ birds at the moment. I’ll share the video with him. How about that eagle! Looks terrifying
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Yeah he does look terrifying, I can imagine living in New Zealand at that time, the terror he would have evoked when he swooped onto people, it’s intense. It’s a shame these massive creatures like Moas and Pouakai aren’t wandering around any more and as a result there are only small birds, they are still cute but not as spectacular. I am still waiting on when they will find when they dig up parts of New Zealand to see what was roaming around here in the Jurassic or Permian periods, that would be interesting!
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Oh so they don’t know yet? I would have thought they had an idea…. Guess it’s also harder for places on fault lines, must have been some massive earthquakes through the years messing up the fossil records
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I reckon with all the moving and shaking something interesting will come up. 😁
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There’s no budget from Universities to dig here and no dedicated paleontology schools in any of the NZ unis sadly. I really wanted to study it but would need to do it in Australia and there are already loads of people doing it there. Lots if budget for archaeology around Maori arrival, but that doesn’t interest me really, dinosaurs are more exciting for me lol.
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Can I please Submit for a Hui of Tui
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Oh yes! Submission accepted and approved hehe thanks Craig
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