tongitongipia
1. (noun) New Zealand dabchick, Poliocephalus rufopectus - a small dark bird with a dumpy body, slim neck, small head, short bill and tiny, fluffy white tail. Has a blackish head, finely streaked with silver feathers, and is found on lakes and ponds of the North Island.
See also weweia
Synonyms: taratimoho, tokitokipia, tokitokipio, totokipia, totokipio, totoipio, weiweia, taihoropī, tokitoki, weweia, whirowhiro
