What is weka?
and Weka, also known as Woodhen, is a free bird of the type Galliralus Australis . The omnipotent bird comes from New Zealand and inhabits a wide range of habitats, from urban areas to pastures. It can reach the size of domesticated chicken. Evolutionary adaptations to different environments caused the development of four different subspecies. Due to environmental concerns, the bird is classified as a vulnerable species.
Weka are curious and gloomy birds who can survive in a wide range of habitats, from urban environment to forests and pastures. Her diet is omnipotent, including vegetation, such as seeds, grass and berries, as well as animals such as small birds, mice and insects. It has a long, durable beak that is used to break up food and defense. With a maturity, it can grow up to 20 inches (50 centimeters) in length, while men weighing around 2.2 pounds (1 kilogram) and smaller women Weighing about £ 1.5 (700 grams).
The overall color of Weka is mostly brown, spotted black and gray. In each of the four subspecies there are other differences in color. For example, Buff Weka can have a lighter color than its counterparts. Stewart Island Weka may vary from chestnut to black at different seasons. Western Weka is dark red, brown and black, while birds in the southern part of its reach have a darker color. The northern island of Weka differs from other subspecies with its gray bottom and brown legs.
Weka can increase up to four chicks per year if food and sources are abundant. The nests are usually built on the ground by tissue of grass into a shape of a similar bowl under a thick ground cover. The female usually lies in this nest around three multicolored eggs. Both the man and the female incubate the eggs for up to a month when the chickens hatch. The chickens depend on their parents for food for up to ten weeks, when they will be fully ripe and ready to leave the nest.
This kind of birds is endangered by several ciZími factors. It faces exhaustion of habitats due to industrialization and treatment of forests and wetlands. Home dogs and cats can also be a threat to adult birds and smaller mammals such as ferrets can be a threat to chickens and eggs. In the urban environment, birds are commonly threatened by the operation of motor vehicles.