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Ko te kōkō tētahi o ngā ingoa mahamaha o te tūī, 13 atu anō ngā ingoa Māori kua mau mō tēnei momo manu: te kōkōtaua; te kōkōtea; te kōkōuri; te kōpūrehe; te kouwha; te pikari; te pitui; te tākaha; te takahē; te tataki; te teoteo; te tute hoki.

Hei ngā ingoa nei te whakaāta ai ngā rerekētanga o te manu e ai ki tōna āhua tāne, uwha rānei, ōna wāhi noho, ngā wāhanga hoki o te tau.

Ngā ingoa Māori e mōhiotia ai te tūī tāne mai i te tūī uwha

Male tūī or kōkō are typically larger and have more vibrant plumage than the females, so different Māori names are used to distinguish between them. Tute and tākaha were the names used for the male birds, whilst teoteo was used for females

Male tūī or kōkō are typically larger and have more vibrant plumage than the females, so different Māori names are used to distinguish between them.

Tute and tākaha were the names used for the male birds, whilst teoteo was used for females

 

Ngā ingoa Māori rerekē o ngā rohe

In Waiapu area (on the East Cape), tātākī is said to denote a large tūī, a male bird. The male has a larger white tuft and more white feathering on the collar than the female.

In Waiapu area (on the East Cape), tātākī is said to denote a large tūī, a male bird. The male has a larger white tuft and more white feathering on the collar than the female.

Ngā ingoa whakaāta i te wā puāwai te rākau

Some names are linked to seasonal patterns. In the Mataatua tribal area, male kōkō are called kōpūrehe and females kouwha from the time the kōtukutuku (or native fuchsia, Fuchsia excorticata) flowers until the fruiting of the hīnau (or Elaeocarpus dentatus, a tall forest tree).

Some names are linked to seasonal patterns. In the Mataatua tribal area, male kōkō are called kōpūrehe and females kouwha from the time the kōtukutuku (or native fuchsia, Fuchsia excorticata) flowers until the fruiting of the hīnau (or Elaeocarpus dentatus, a tall forest tree).

Ngā ingoa Māori ka rerekē inā mutu te hua ō ngā rākau

After the hīnau (or Elaeocarpus dentatus, a tall forest tree) have finished fruiting, male kōkō are called kōkōuri and females kōkōtea in the Mataatua tribal area.

After the hīnau (or Elaeocarpus dentatus, a tall forest tree) have finished fruiting, male kōkō are called kōkōuri and females kōkōtea in the Mataatua tribal area.