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The New Zealand pigeon or kererū (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) is a bird endemic to New Zealand. Māori call it kererū in most of the country but kūkupa and kūkū in some parts of the North Island, particularly in Northland. Commonly called wood pigeon, they are distinct from the wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) of the Northern Hemisphere, which is a member of a different genus.

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1. (c) Duncan, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hemiphaga_novaeseelandiae_-Kapiti_Island-8.jpg
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemiphaga_novaeseelandiae

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