Pukeko Report

Pukeko

The Pukeko is a New Zealand native bird. The Pukeko is a diet of vegetables, duck eggs and worms. They usually live in the grasslands. Pukekos are usually aggressive but not always. They look like a parrot because of their colors.

They live in natural grasslands, nests, and sometimes swamps. A Pukeko Nests are usually found in the grass because it is rare for them to go near trees. Pukekos that live in swamps are also known as swamphens. They are mostly found in the grasslands because it's an open space.

These birds eat different kinds of meats and vegetables. They mainly eat, shoots, roots, seeds, and vegetable crops in paddocks clovers. They also eat insects, worms, spiders, small eels, fish, frogs, duck eggs and very young birds. Pukekos are omnivores.

Pukekos are quite aggressive but not always. Pukekos are aggressive when they usually run. Pukekos sometimes get aggressive when people scare them. When they are not aggressive, they either walk or stand still.

These species are almost endangered because of its predators. Their predators are rats, cats, weasels, stoats and hawks. Those predators and eat pukekos Pukeko eggs. These animals continue to eat them they can get endangered.

In conclusion these species are important to New Zealand because it is one of New Zealand's native birds and they have a risk of being endangered. So we have to take good care of them.

By Joshua C