pūtangitangi
1. (noun) paradise shelduck, Tadorna variegata - often seen in pairs throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand on farmland and open areas, the male has a black head and dark body while the female has a white head and an orange-brown body.
Ka haere te taua mā te takutai kia tae ki Kāparatehau; i reira a Te Rauparaha e hopu pūtangitangi ana (Te Ara 2012). / The war party travelled along the coastline to Lake Grassmere where Te Rauparaha was capturing paradise ducks.
