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New Zealand Pigeon (novaeseelandiae)
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae (Gmelin, JF 1789)
The kererū or New Zealand pigeon is a species of pigeon native to New Zealand. Johann Friedrich Gmelin described the bird in 1789 as a large, conspicuous pigeon up to 50 cm (20 in) in length and 550–850 g (19–30 oz) in weight, with a white breast and iridescent green–blue plumage. Two subspecies have been recognised; the second—the Norfolk pigeon of Norfolk Island—became extinct in the early 20th century. Kererū pairs are monogamous, breeding over successive seasons and remaining together when not breeding. They construct nests with twigs in trees, with a single egg clutch. Source: Wikipedia
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Columbiformes
Family:
Columbidae
Genus:
Hemiphaga
Scientific:
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae
Classification
Order:Columbiformes
Family:
Columbidae
Genus:
Hemiphaga
Scientific:
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae
Original description
Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1789)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2
1 pt2 p.773
Protonym:
Columba novae Seelandiae
Type locality:
New Zealand = Dusky Sound, South Island, ex Latham.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10286#page/274/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
0A127E49E9FB6263
Avibase ID:
avibase-0A127E49
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/0A127E49
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 202259
Geographic range:
- Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae: forest of New Zealand and larger offshore islands
Source: Clements checklist
New Zealand Pigeon (novaeseelandiae)
French:
Carpophage de Nouvelle-Zélande (novaeseelandiae)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): New Zealand Pigeon (novaeseelandiae) ( Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): New Zealand Pigeon ( Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): New Zealand Pigeon ( Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): New Zealand Pigeon (novaeseelandiae) ( Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): New Zealand Pigeon ( Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): New Zealand Pigeon ( Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): New Zealand Pigeon ( Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): New Zealand Pigeon ( Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): New Zealand Pigeon ( Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): New Zealand Pigeon ( Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): New Zealand Pigeon ( Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): New Zealand Pigeon ( Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
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| Clements 6th edition: Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): New Zealand Pigeon ( Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): New Zealand Pigeon ( Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): New Zealand Pigeon ( Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): New Zealand Pigeon ( Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): New Zealand Pigeon ( Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): New Zealand Pigeon ( Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: New Zealand Pigeon ( Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) [version 1] |
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| Clements, version 2019: Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: New Zealand Pigeon ( Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) [version 1] |
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| eBird version 2018: New Zealand Pigeon ( Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: New Zealand Pigeon (New Zealand) ( Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: New Zealand Pigeon (New Zealand) ( Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: New Zealand Pigeon (New Zealand) ( Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: New Zealand Pigeon (New Zealand) ( Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: New Zealand Pigeon (New Zealand) ( Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: New Zealand Pigeon (New Zealand) ( Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
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| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: nominal subspecies
This taxon is a subspecies of
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Nieu-Seelandse Duif (Nieu-Seelandse)
Azerbaijani: Yeni Zelandiya göyərçini
Bashkir: Яңы Зеландия емеш менән туҡланыусы күгәрсене
Bulgarian: Новозеландски гълъб (ssp. novaeseelandiae)
Catalan: Colom de Nova Zelanda, colom de Nova Zelanda (novaeseelandiae)
Czech: holub maorský, holub maorský (ssp. novaeseelandiae)
Danish: Maoridue, Maoridue (Almindelig)
German: Maorifruchttaube, Maorifruchttaube (novaeseelandiae)
English: New Zealand Pigeon, New Zealand Pigeon (New Zealand), New Zealand Pigeon (novaeseelandiae)
English (Avilist): New Zealand Pigeon (New Zealand)
English, HBW: New Zealand Pigeon (New Zealand)
English (IOC): New Zealand Pigeon, New Zealand Pigeon (New Zealand)
English (United States): New Zealand Pigeon (New Zealand)
Esperanto: Kereruo, Novzelanda kolombo, violdorsa kolombo
Spanish: Paloma Maorí, Paloma Maorí (Nueva Zelanda)
Spanish (Spain): Paloma Maorí, Paloma maorí (Nueva Zelanda)
Spanish (HBW): New Zealand Pigeon
Estonian: uusmeremaa tuvi, uusmeremaa tuvi (ssp. novaeseelandiae)
Finnish: uudenseelanninkyyhky, uudenseelanninkyyhky (novaeseelandiae)
French: Carpophage de Nouvelle-Zélande, Carpophage de Nouvelle-Zélande (novaeseelandiae), Cryptophaps de Nouvelle-Zélande
French (Guyane): Carpophage de Nouvelle-Zélande (novaeseelandiae)
Croatian: novozelandska voćarica (Novi Zeland)
Hungarian: óriás-gyümölcsgalamb
Icelandic: Eirdúfa, Eirdúfa (novaeseelandiae)
Italian: Piccione di Nuova Zelanda
Japanese (romaji): nyu-ji-randobato
Japanese: ニュージーランドバト, ニュージーランドバト（novaeseelandiae）
Scientific: Columba argentaea argentaea, Columba argetraea argetraea, Columba novae Seelandiae, Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae, Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae
Lithuanian: Naujosios Zelandijos karvelis
Maori: kereru, Kereru-, kererū, Kereru, Kukupa, Parea
Dutch: Nieuwzeelandse Duif, Nieuw-Zeelandse Duif, Nieuw-Zeelandse duif (nominate-groep)
Norwegian Nynorsk: Maoridue
Norwegian: Maoridue, maoridue (novaeseelandiae)
Polish: Garlica maoryska, garlica maoryska (novaeseelandiae), Gołąb maoryski
Portuguese: Pombo-maori
Portuguese (Portugal): pombo-maori (novaeseelandiae)
Russian: Маорийский плодовый голубь (novaeseelandiae), Новозеландский плодоядный голубь
Slovak: Plodožer maorský, plodožer maorský (skup.)
Serbian: Novozelandski kereru golub, Novozelandski kereru golub (obični)
Swedish: Nya Zeelandduva, nyazeelandduva, nyazeelandduva (novaeseelandiae)
Turkish: Yeni Zelanda güvercini (novaeseelandiae)
Ukrainian: Пінон новозеландський, Пінон новозеландський (підвид novaeseelandiae)
Chinese: 新西兰鸠
Chinese (Traditional): 紐西蘭鳩
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