kokako

British  

/ ˈkəʊˌkɑːkəʊ /

noun

1. a dark grey long-tailed wattled crow of New Zealand, Callaeas cinerea

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Etymology

Origin of kokako

Māori

Example Sentences

Although Perkins’s team has been searching for the kokako for more than 40 years, she is optimistic that it can be rediscovered and protected.

From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2022

According to Perkins, the kokako has a call with a “haunting melody” that she and other scientists are trying to capture with acoustic recorders.

From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2022

A photo or video of the kokako is also necessary, though, “to confirm that the bird still exists,” Perkins said.

From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2022

Inger Perkins is leading efforts to find a New Zealand bird called the South Island kokako.

From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2022

The Orange-wattled Crow, or wattled bird, kokako of the Maoris, Glaucopis cinerea, Gml., still seems to be an almost unknown bird as to its nesting habits.

From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Morris, Edward Ellis