Pukeko
The pukeko has struck a chord within the NZ psyche with many arts & crafts & tourist shops adorning its image. Bright blue plumage, a scarlet beak & orange-red legs & feet make the pukeko rather memorable.
It has a raucous, unmusical screech. The pukeko is one of the few NZ native birds to have flourished since the arrival of man. It is partially protected though legally hunted during duck shooting season.