Keywords: outdoor bird animal waterfowl aquatic bird Black Swan: Mostly black with a line of white flight feathers along the wing edges, sometimes showing when at rest, and noticeable in flight; bill bright red, with a pale bar and tip; legs and feet greyish-black; makes a bugle-like sound, musical and far reaching, as well as a range of softer crooning notes. Paradise Duck (Tadorna variegata) (Putangitangi) This duck is endemic to New Zealand. It was discovered first by Captain Cook at Dusky Sound in 1773 during his second voyage. Cook called it the Painted Duck. They were not a common bird before settlement by Europeans but are now one of the endemic birds which has prospered with the conversion of native forest to pasture. Black Swan: Mostly black with a line of white flight feathers along the wing edges, sometimes showing when at rest, and noticeable in flight; bill bright red, with a pale bar and tip; legs and feet greyish-black; makes a bugle-like sound, musical and far reaching, as well as a range of softer crooning notes. Paradise Duck (Tadorna variegata) (Putangitangi) This duck is endemic to New Zealand. It was discovered first by Captain Cook at Dusky Sound in 1773 during his second voyage. Cook called it the Painted Duck. They were not a common bird before settlement by Europeans but are now one of the endemic birds which has prospered with the conversion of native forest to pasture. |