Tui Report

A Tui is covered with black feathers, but the other part of its body is not covered with black and that is its chest. It has a white tuft on its chest.

You will mostly find them around New Zealand because they are New Zealand natives, but you will also find them on offshore islands.  The like to visit a place with good supplies of nectar.  They spend most of their time in the forest and scrub.

Sometimes parents move to offshore island to lay their eggs.  Tui usually lay 2-4 eggs, and it takes 2 weeks for the eggs to hatch.  In November and December they have their nesting season.

The Tuis are first to sing in the morning, and they also have a wide range of notes.  Their voice is like the sound of the bell notes, croaks, coughs and squeaks.

The mother Tui feeds her babies tiny insects and nectar in the first few days.  The older chicks start eating berries, moths, spiders, and larger insects.  Their favorite foods are berries, fruit, insects and nectar.