01 He aha tērā? White-Faced Heron

You step outside one day to see a bird like this on your roof. He aha tērā? What is that?

Answer: it’s a White-Faced Heron or Matuku Moana —

Identification: Length: 67 cm; Weight: 550 g

Similar species: Reef heron, Pacific heron

A medium-sized blue-grey heron with white face, long dark grey bill, and pale yellow legs. In flight the open wings show a marked contrast between the pale grey fore-wing and dark grey main flight feathers on both the upper and lower surfaces.