Rohi the Kea

Room 11 have had a special visitor in class for nearly two weeks.  Rohi the Kea came all the way from Auckland and is now moving on to Raumati Beach.  You can read about her and her further adventures at this shared blog – Rohi’s Travels. By Room 11

Keas

Keas are the heaviest parrot in the world. Keas are green and have orange underneath their wings. Keas live in the mountains and mostly live in the South Island. Keas eat dead meat and food scraps and plastic lids. Keas scratch their head feathers with their feet. Illustrated and written by HarAnn

Kea

The Kea is a mountain parrot. It’s a New Zealand native bird. Sometimes it’s called a clown bird. The Kea is related to the forest kaka. The Kea’s back and wings are green, its nostrils are grey and its beak is black. Their green feathers are edged with black. Under its wings it’s orange. Kea [...]

Kea

Keas are the heaviest parrot in the world. Keas are green and have orange underneath their wings. Keas live in the mountains and mostly live in the South Island. Keas hunt for animals. Keas scratch their head feathers. Illustrated and written by GorCar

Kea

The kea is a native bird a bird of prey. Kea are related to kakapo and kaka. It is a dark green colour. Under its wings it has orange so when it is flying you can see the orange.  The size of a kea is 460 mm long. Kea can be found in the mountains [...]

Kea

  by HunAme

Kea

  by GorCar

Kea

  by WaaHin

Kea

  drawn by HarAnn

Kea Drawing

  Keas are members of the parrot family and they are native New Zealand birds. It is related to the kākāpō and the kākā. Keas have the most beautiful green feathers and orange under its wings. The kea is 460 mm long. It has a strong hooked beak. It has feet that are for perching. Keas live [...]

Going to the Zoo

Last Wednesday we went to the Hamilton Zoo.  I went with Tylan’s mum and Dallas and Tylan and Amethyst and Dominic. We saw the chimpanzees.  We saw some rhino poo.  One rhino was eating some hay.  Rhinos can protect themselves with the horn on their nose.  That’s how they protect the babies from any danger. We saw [...]

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