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Philesturnus carunculatus

This is the Saddleback bird (Philesturnus carunculatus), a species of "wattlebird" which proudly displays two bright red appendages on either side of its beak (known as wattles). This bird has been a big part of Maori culture - the indigenous people of New Zealand - for hundreds of years