Tahae-kea
- Key Details
- Alive (Adult), Male, V-3189
- Area
- Abel Tasman
- Band Combo
- Black AT on Yellow
Meet Tāhae-kea, a young male kea who is one of seven kea banded around the Pohara area in coastal Golden Bay in July 2020. Tāhae-kea which means kea ‘thief’ in Te Reo Māori – a nod to the bird’s tendencies to steal people’s belongings. This bird was named by the Abel Tasman Youth Ambassadors who are part of Project Janszoon. Project Janszoon is a privately funded trust named after Dutch Explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman. It is working with Department of Conservation, the Abel Tasman Birdsong Trust, the community and iwi, to reduce predator numbers and weeds, restore eco-systems and re-introduce native birds, animals and plants in the Abel Tasman National Park.
- Sponsor
- Abel Tasman Youth Ambassadors