| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean wandering bird, wingspan 3 metres | Royal Albatross / toroa | 92%
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| Unique large nocturnal flightless brown bird, long beak, large egg | Kiwi | 81%
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| Big cheeky parrot of the Southern Alps, green with orange under wings | Kea | 77%
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| World's heaviest parrot, critically endangered, flightless, nocturnal, green | Kakapo | 74%
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| Friendly tiny bush bird with energetic flying antics, unique tail | Fantail / piwakawaka | 66%
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| New Zealand's only surviving native owl, haunting call at night | Morepork / ruru | 58%
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| Common blue swamp bird with long red legs and red beak | Pukeko | 58%
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| Feeds on nectar of native plants, beautiful melody, white tuft under throat | Tui | 57%
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| Very rare blue duck, inhabits fast flowing streams, on NZ$10 note | Blue Duck / whio | 50%
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| Large flightless critically endangered blue and green bird, red beak and short stout legs | Takahe | 50%
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| Spectacular flier, flies faster than 100km/h, hunts prey larger than itself, on NZ$20 note | New Zealand Falcon / karearea | 48%
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| Large bird with noisy beat of wings, green head, white vest, eats berries | New Zealand Pigeon / kereru | 47%
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| Rare little penguin with yellow eyes and headband, on NZ$5 note | Yellow-eyed Penguin / hoiho | 45%
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| Large brown flightless bird, curious, attracted to shiny things | Weka | 44%
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| Tiny friendly olive-green forest bird with white rings around eyes | Silvereye or Wax-eye | 42%
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| Small bright green parrot of the forest, nest in holes in trees | New Zealand Parakeet / kakariki | 39%
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| Grey forest bird with blue wattle, beautiful loud clear song, on NZ$50 note | Kokako | 38%
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| Vocal bird with chestnut-coloured saddle on its back and bright orange wattle | Saddleback / tieke | 38%
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| Tiny black bird of Chatham Islands brought back from near-extinction when only one breeding female was left in the world (Old Blue) | Chatham Islands Black Robin | 35%
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| Large black shorebird with long bright orange beak, wader | Variable Oystercatcher / torea | 33%
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| Duck has pure white head and brown body, lives on pasture and in wetlands | Paradise Duck / putakitaki | 30%
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| White graceful wetlands bird with long neck and legs, revered by Maori and Pakeha | White Heron / kotuku | 24%
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| Small insect-eating forest bird found only in South Island and Stewart Island, bright yellow head and breast, on NZ$100 note | Yellowhead / mohua | 20%
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