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The New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaseelandiae
(Gmelin) is a bird endemic to New Zealand. The Maori name is Kereru but other Maori names include
ku-kupa (in parts of the North Island) and ku-ku- (Northland). New Zealand
pigeons are commonly called wood pigeons, though they are not the same as
the wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) which is a member of a different genus.
The kereru- belongs to the family Columbidae, and the subfamily Treroninae, which is found throughout Southeast Asia, Malaya, Africa and New Zealand. The members of this subfamily feed largely on fruits. New Zealand pigeons are members of the pigeon genus Hemiphaga, this is a monotypic genus endemic to the New Zealand archipelago and Norfolk Island.
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