My Tui Report

Tui Report

Tuis are majestic birds with very black feathers. They have a bright white tuft under their chin which illuminates them.

They’re known to live in a lot of places such as open country and gardens they can also be found in forests or scrubs. They usually are in places which have supplies of nectar, sometimes tui travel outside their usual territory to feed.  These birds are found throughout New Zealand.

Tui leave to islands to hatch and lay eggs.  These eggs take 2 weeks to hatch.  They usually lay 2-4 eggs and nest between November and December.

The young feed on insects and nectar for the first few days.  Slightly older birds feed on berries, moths, spiders, and large insects, mostly stick insects.  Older Tui feed on nectar, insects, fruit, and berries.

They are the first to call or sing in the morning and they sing many different notes usually bell like or sometimes croaks, coughs, or squeaks.

Michael W