Jon Sullivan on Nostr: npub17hsx9…h5zp7 Yes, there is regional variation in #Māori names for fantails. ...

npub17hsx9zchmcghjcqzaaupelr0qjl8s5l34up06fjalda6h5xnntqsvh5zp7 (npub17hs…5zp7) Yes, there is regional variation in #Māori names for fantails. #iNaturalistNZ currently lists all these as valid names: Tīwakawaka, Pīwakawaka, Tīrairaka, Pīrairaka, Pīwaiwaka, Hīrairaka, Hītakataka, Hīwai, Hīwaiwaka, Hīwakawaka, Kōtiutiu, Pīrakaraka, Pīrangirangi, Pītakataka, Tīaiaka, Tīaka, Tīakaaka, Tieaka, Tīrakaraka, Tītaiwaka, Tītakataka, Tītīrairaka, Tīwaiwaka, Wakawaka

https://inaturalist.nz/taxa/244276-Rhipidura-fuliginosa

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