THE KERERU

I have been Learning about the Kereru
I have some cool facts and information to show you...

What do kereru eat:

Kereru's like to eat fruit,twigs,buds,berrys and lots of other insects and shoots of plants.

 

Kereru roles:

The kereru play a an important part in the forest they spread seeds of native trees.It is the only native bird that is large enough to eat the seeds off some trees as it flys through the forest it spreads it's droppings.

 

How do they raise their chicks:

Kereru can become adults at about one or two years old
and can live for ten to twenty.
(November to March) male kereru start to show off by swooping and diving. They lay only one egg in the nest at a time.the parents take turns to look after the egg, which takes about a month to hatch.