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The Australasian bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus), or Matuku-hūrepo in Māori, is a stocky, sizeable and elusive heron-like bird native to the wetlands of Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia. [2] It belongs to the bittern subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae. [2]
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Matuku otagoense, also referred to as the Saint Bathans heron, is an extinct genus and species of heron from the Early Miocene of New Zealand. It was described from fossil material collected in 2007 from the Saint Bathans fauna of the Bannockburn Formation in Otago , South Island .
The Pacific reef heron is referred to by a variety of names by the indigenous peoples of the Pacific region. In New Zealand, multiple names have been given, including kākatai, matuku moana and matuku tai. [8] It is known as belō in Fiji, matu'u in the Samoan Islands, and motuku in Niue, Tonga, and Wallis Island. [9] Two subspecies are ...
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At least two herons are known: Pikaihao bartlei and Matuku otagoense. The former is a bittern, while the latter is a much larger species that appears to be basal within Ardeidae (the herons). [7] One eagle, similar in size to a wedge-tailed eagle, and another bird of prey, similar in size to a small hawk, have been found, but await formal ...
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In Māori mythology, Matuku-tangotango (Matuku) is an ogre who kills Wahieroa the son of Tāwhaki. [1] In some versions, Matuku lives in a cave called Putawarenuku. Rātā , the son of Wahieroa, sets off to avenge his murdered father, and arrives at last at Matuku's village.