Find a WuHoo At Home... Have you noticed the fantails in your garden?
Pīwakawaka are known for its friendly 'cheet cheet' call and energetic flying antics. Our footsteps disturb insects resting in leaf-litter, giving fantails an easy meal. Due to a genetic anomaly, one out of every five in the South Island have an entirely black tail. The fantail is one of the few native bird species in New Zealand that has been able to adapt to an environment greatly altered by humans. Originally a bird of open native forests and scrub, it is now also found in exotic plantation forests, in orchards and in gardens. Their success compared to other native birds is their ability to produce lots of young.