Subantarctic snipeTutukiwi

Described as ‘stocky’ and ‘sombre-plumaged’, the tutukiwi represents all those birds fighting a silent war against ravenous pests on the subantarctic islands. These birds are in a league of their own as there are no other similar-sized ground birds on the Auckland Islands. 

There’s no bells and wattles with this bird, the snipe is just a straight-shooting, plain-beaking, fresh-feathered…. well, you get the point.