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kererū

species of pigeon endemic to New Zealand
Taxon taxon Q1145127
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kererū

Summary

kererū is a taxon[1]. kererū ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #1,365 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • kererū's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • kererū is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • kererū's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • kererū belongs to the parent taxon Hemiphaga[6].
  • kererū is endemic to New Zealand[7].
  • kererū's scientific name is Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae[8].
  • kererū's Commons category is recorded as Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae[9].
  • kererū's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae[10].
  • kererū's Commons gallery is recorded as Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae[11].
  • kererū's this taxon is source of is recorded as Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae feces[12].
  • kererū's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'H. novaeseelandiae'}[13].
  • kererū is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'New Zealand Pigeon'}[14].
  • kererū is commonly known as {'lang': 'mi', 'text': 'Kererū'}[15].
  • kererū is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Maorifruchttaube'}[16].
  • kererū is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Paloma maorí'}[17].
  • kererū is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Carpophage de Nouvelle-Zélande'}[18].
  • kererū is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Piccione di Nuova Zelanda'}[19].
  • kererū is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Новозеландский плодоядный голубь'}[20].
  • kererū is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Nieuw-Zeelandse Duif'}[21].
  • kererū is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Maoridue'}[22].
  • kererū is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Maoridue'}[23].
  • kererū is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ニュージーランドバト'}[24].
  • kererū is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'holub maorský'}[25].
  • kererū is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'uusmeremaa tuvi'}[26].
  • kererū is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Garlica maoryska'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, kererū is Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae[8]. kererū is classified at the rank of species[4]. kererū is classified within Hemiphaga[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'New Zealand Pigeon'}[14], {'lang': 'mi', 'text': 'Kererū'}[15], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Maorifruchttaube'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Paloma maorí'}[17], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Carpophage de Nouvelle-Zélande'}[18], and {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Piccione di Nuova Zelanda'}[19].

Distribution

kererū is endemic to New Zealand[7].

Identifiers

kererū's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 204520[28]. kererū's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 262124[29]. kererū's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1049942[30]. kererū's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2495905[31]. kererū's ITIS TSN is recorded as 177395[32].

Why It Matters

kererū ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #1,365 of 195,241).[2] kererū has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] kererū is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

New Zealand

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    This taxon is source of → Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae feces
    Wingspan → {'unit': 'Q174728', 'amount': '+75'}
    Litter size → {'amount': '+1'}
    Nztcs conservation status → not threatened
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007577157105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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