Another rare white kiwi bird was born

The second rare white kiwi bird was born at the New Zealand National Wildlife Center, a few months after the first white kiwi bird was born in captivity.

Mauriora's parents, the newly hatched bird, and Manukura, the first white kiwi bird was born in May, believed to be a couple.

Manukura, the first white kiwi bird was born in captivity. (Source: Physorg)

'The second white bird is a precious and interesting gift, especially at this time of year. Christmas seems to have come to us from May when we first welcomed Manukura and now Christmas comes again when the next white kiwi bird is born, ' Pukaha Wellington, managing the area north of the Center. conservation, speaking.

The birth of two young birds is truly marvelous in 940 hectares of large Pukaha forest, two adult birds belonging to brown kiwi breeds with rare white recessive genes have found each other and produced two white birds.

'Both white kiwis have the same father. Although their mother has not been identified correctly, both birds may be together with their mothers because kiwi carries white genes very rarely , "the center's representative said.

The flying white kiwi is the national symbol of New Zealand. However, this species is threatened by many predators such as rats, cats, dogs, ferrets and marsupials.