warehou

/ˈwɛrhɔʊ/

Definitions

1. noun

A type of New Zealand native bird, similar to the wood pigeon, but smaller and with a more restricted range.

“The forest was home to a large population of whio, also known as the blue duck, and a smaller number of wrybill and kiwi, as well as the rare and endangered wrybill and the blue duck’s cousin, the whio’s cousin, the warehou.”

Synonyms

  • blue duck
  • paradise sheldgoose