kakerori
bird
Also known as: Rarotongan flycatcher
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Cook Islands
- In Cook Islands: Plant and animal life
The kakerori, or Rarotongan flycatcher, an attractive tiny bird unique to Rarotonga, had been reduced by the early 1990s to about 30 breeding pairs. By the early 21st century, however, efforts by a small group of conservationists and landowners had succeeded in increasing the kakerori population…
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