kororā
1. (noun) little penguin, little blue penguin, blue penguin, fairy penguin, Eudyptula minor - the smallest penguin, has slate-blue underparts with white below. Breeds on rocky coasts but the nest can be several metres inland. Spends daylight hours at sea.
Kātahi ka pātai te hunga i noho atu, "He aha te ngako o tō koutou motu?" Ka utua atu, "He tuna, he hāpuku, he manu, he kākā, he kūkū, he tītī, he kororā (kāore e rere tērā manu)." (JPS 1901:70). / Then the people who lived there asked, “What are the fat things of your island?” They replied, “Eel, groper, birds, kākā, New Zealand pigeon, mutton bird and blue penguin (that bird does not fly)."
2. (stative) be bluish grey, grey.
He kororā te tae o ngā huruhuru o te kōkako. / A kōkako's feathers are bluish-grey in colour.
hoiho
1. (noun) yellow-eyed penguin, Megadyptes antipodes - adult has a band of yellow feathers starting at the eye and encircling the back of the head, and slate-grey underparts.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 19-20; Te Māhuri Study Guide (Ed. 1): 24;)
Tapaina ai te hoiho mō tana tangi, te pokotiwha mō tōna koukou kōwhai me ōna tukemata tāhei, ko te kororā mō tana tangi (Te Ara 2012). / The yellow-eyed penguin was named for its call, the Fiordland crested penguin for its yellow crest and eyebrow stripes and the blue penguin for its call.
pokotiwha
1. (noun) Fiordland crested penguin, tawaki, Eudyptes pachyrhynchus - a rare penguin with dark bluish-grey upperparts, and a broad yellow eyebrow stripe that splays out and droops down the neck.
Tapaina ai te hoiho mō tana tangi, te pokotiwha mō tōna koukou kōwhai me ōna tukemata tāhei, ko te kororā mō tana tangi (Te Ara 2012). / The yellow-eyed penguin was named for its call, the Fiordland crested penguin for its yellow crest and eyebrow stripes and the blue penguin for its call.
See also tawaki
tawhaki
1. (noun) Fiordland crested penguin, Eudyptes pachyrhynchus - a rare penguin with dark bluish-grey upperparts, and a broad yellow eyebrow stripe that splays out and droops down the neck.
See also tawaki
takaraha
1. (noun) yellow-eyed penguin, Megadyptes antipodes - adult has a band of yellow feathers starting at the eye and encircling the back of the head, and slate-grey underparts.
See also hoiho
