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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]
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 .
Matuku may refer to: Matuku, monotypic genus of a Miocene heron from New Zealand; Matuku Island, Fiji; Matuku (Tonga) Matuku-tangotango, monster in Māori mythology; Māori language name for the Australasian bittern
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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Te Matuku Marine Reserve is a marine reserve administered by the New Zealand Department of Conservation. It includes Te Matuku Bay, one of the largest and least disturbed estuaries on Waiheke Island, as well as a surrounding area of sea. [1] It covers an area of 690 ha (1,700 acres) and was established in 2003. [2]
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