Spoonbill New Zealand

In the summer of 1949 50 a single pair of spoonbills bred alongside the white herons at okarito south westland.

Spoonbill new zealand. It measures about 77 centimetres from bill tip to tail and weighs 1 7 kilograms. But in 1949 the first recorded breeding was observed right next to the white heron colony at okarito in south westland. The royal spoonbill kotuku ngutupapa first flew over from australia in 1861 making it a native bird. Sightings increased through the 1900s with breeding first recorded next to the white heron colony at okarito south westland in 1949.

This large white waterbird was first recorded in new zealand at castlepoint in 1861. The yellow billed spoonbill differs from the much more common royal spoonbill in having the legs and bill pale yellow instead of black and the plumage is cream coloured rather than pure white. A kōtuku ngutupapa or royal spoonbill was spotted on sunday looking for a bite to eat on a sunny mudflat near the mouth of the hutt river. Only six spoonbill sightings were recorded in new zealand prior to 1930.

Our wines are named for the majestic royal spoonbill birds which can be found foraging in the shallows of the marlborough sounds in new zealand. It has also been recorded as a vagrant in new caledonia. Not far away is rawiri vineyard where the grapes for spoonbill wines are grown. The royal spoonbill or kōtuku ngutupapa is a self introduced native.

Spoonbill wines are made at te whare ra. The birds typically breed in southern new zealand in the. The royal spoonbill platalea regia also known as the black billed spoonbill occurs in intertidal flats and shallows of fresh and saltwater wetlands in australia new zealand indonesia papua new guinea and the solomon islands. The yellow billed spoonbill is a large white bird with long legs and a long bill flattened at the end.

The stately royal spoonbill is one of six spoonbill species worldwide and the only one that breeds in new zealand. The royal spoonbill is white with a black bill face and legs.