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Weka are problematic in conservation ; some subspecies are threatened, but have been a problem to other threatened wildlife on offshore islands, especially when introduced to an island that they would not naturally inhabit.
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Weka are sturdy brown birds, about the size of a chicken.
The Buff Weka ( Gallirallus australis hectori ) formerly inhabited the eastern districts of the South Island but is now confined to Chatham Island and Pitt Island to which it was introduced in the early 1900s, and where they are widely hunted and eaten, being considered ' introduced '.
Weka are important in the bush as seed dispersers, distributing seeds too large for smaller berry-eating birds.
Weka are classed as a vulnerable species.
Weka are unable to withstand the current pressures faced in both the North Island and South Island.
Weka populations can persist in highly modified habitats, but they have disappeared from huge areas of their former range, suggesting that they can adapt to a wide range of conditions but are particularly vulnerable to threats.
Predation by ferrets, cats and dogs are a threat to adult Weka ; stoats and ferrets are a threat to chicks ; stoats and rats are a threat to eggs.
Pest control operations sometimes kill Weka, as they have ground foraging habits vulnerable to poison baits, and traps are laid in a way that Weka can reach.
Weka are significant to some Māori iwi who admire their curiosity and feisty, bold personality, traits which have led to them being relatively easy to catch.
Tales of Weka stealing shiny items and bags of sugar are part of New Zealand folklore.
Other wagons include examples of stock wagons, several vans including two representatives of the Z class ' roadsider ' vans, tank wagons, and eight Y < sup > B </ sup >/ Y < sup > C </ sup > ballast wagons, which are kept in working order for track maintenance duties through the Weka Pass.
An assortment of birds found in the North Island are present at the National Park except for the Weka.
Weka and conservation
The Department of Conservation's Weka recovery plan, approved in 1999, aims to improve the conservation status of threatened Weka, clarify the status of data deficient Weka, maintain the non-threatened status of other Weka, and eventually restore all Weka to their traditional ranges as a significant component of the ecosystems.
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Weka usually lay eggs between August and January ; both sexes help to incubate.
The Stewart Island Weka ( Gallirallus australis scotti ) is smaller than the other subspecies and, like the Western Weka, has two colour phases ; a chestnut form-similar to the chestnut-phase Western Weka-and a black phase which is not as dark as the black Western Weka.
Early European explorers and settlers frequently encountered and utilised Weka ; they were called " bush hens ".
Weka and some
Drought has been implicated in the disappearance of Weka from some areas.
Weka and subspecies
However, Weka were later decided as a single species in the Gallirallus genus with four subspecies.
Weka and have
Weka have sturdy legs and reduced wings.
Ferrymead Railway and Diesel Traction Group locomotives and carriages have participated in each of these steam-based festivals, held on the Weka Pass Railway, except for the 2003 event.
With the little locomotive of no use, Weka Pass received approval from Ravensdown Fertiliser ( who had taken over Kempthorne Prosser ) to sell the locomotive to the Plains Railway at Ashburton, who have since restored it in NZR livery as ' T < sup > R </ sup > 119 '.
Weka and been
There had been interest from a number of people in preserving part of this old branch line particularly in the scenic Weka Pass.
The second decade of the Weka Pass Railway has been one largely of consolidation of the previous work, rather than major developments.
Weka and on
Western Weka photographed on the West Coast, New Zealand near Karamea.
Distinguished by dark red-brown and black streaking on the breast, the Western Weka has two distinct colour phases, that of the southernmost range showing a greater degree of black.
* Information from the Weka Pass Railway on the preserved members of the original A class built by Dübs & Co .:
* Information from the Weka Pass Railway on the preserved members of the F class built by Dübs & Co .:
* Weka Pass Railway's page on D 221
The Weka Pass Railway has its base in Waipara, and runs on 12 kilometres of track between here and Waikari over the former route of the Waiau Branch, a branch line railway that diverged from the Main North Line and ran to Waiau.
The town has many landmarks including Kapiti College, in which Peter Jackson ( New Zealand Filmmaker ) and Christian Cullen ( Rugby Union Footballer ) received their education, St. Mark's Church, the vast sandy beach ( popular for walks, fishing and people on holiday ), The Raumati Beach Shopping Village, Kapiti Island and Weka Park.
Weka and islands
The Calayan Rail's genus, Gallirallus, includes many species of Southwest Pacific islands, of which the most familiar in the English-speaking world is the Weka of New Zealand.
Weka and when
The breeding season varies, but when food is plentiful, Weka can raise up to four broods throughout the whole year.
Weka and .
The Weka or woodhen ( Gallirallus australis ) is a flightless bird species of the rail family.
The common name Weka is a Māori word.
Johann Georg Wagler's suggestion of the Ocydromus genus in 1830 to describe each Weka as a species was generally adopted.
The North Island Weka ( Gallirallus australis greyi ) is represented by original populations in Northland and Poverty Bay, and by liberations elsewhere from that stock.
The Western Weka ( Gallirallus australis australis ) is found mainly in the northern and western regions of the South Island from Nelson to Fiordland.
Weka occupy areas such as forests, sub-alpine grassland, sand dunes, rocky shores and modified semi-urban environments.
Where the Weka is relatively common, their furtive curiosity leads them to search around houses and camps for food scraps, or anything unfamiliar and transportable.
On average, female Weka lay three creamy or pinkish eggs blotched with brown and mauve.
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