StatusEndemic
RarityFairly Common
Height20 cm
Weight55 g
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"The Wrybill is the only bird in the world with a bill that curves sideways!"
Field Guide
Wrybill
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The Wrybill, or Ngutuparore in Māori, is a unique native bird of New Zealand. About the size of a blackbird, this small plover is famous for its distinctive sideways-curved bill. Found only in New Zealand, the Wrybill's journey from South Island riverbeds to North Island coastal areas is a remarkable story of adaptation and survival.
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