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title: "North Island Kōkako"
description: "Callaeas wilsoni — Aves. The North Island kōkako (Callaeas wilsoni) is a forest bird endemic to the North Island of New Zealand."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/north-island-kokako
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# North Island Kōkako

> Callaeas wilsoni — Aves. The North Island kōkako (Callaeas wilsoni) is a forest bird endemic to the North Island of New Zealand.

- Scientific name: *Callaeas wilsoni*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 762
- Wikidata: [Q12255595](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12255595)
- iNaturalist taxon: [507465](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/507465)

## Names

- en: North Island Kōkako
- de: Graulappenvogel
- es: Kokako
- fr: Glaucope de Wilson
- nl: Noordelijke kokako
- pl: Koralnik modropłatkowy

## Countries with the most observations

NZ (706)

## Summary

The North Island kōkako (Callaeas wilsoni) is a forest bird endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. It is grey in colour, with a small black mask. Adults have distinctive blue wattles, earning the species the moniker of blue-wattled crow, though they are not corvids. The name "kōkako" comes from its vocalization: the bird's main call has been described as a "slow, rich 'ko-ka-ko-o-o-o', trailing off at the end".

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Island_k%C5%8Dkako

## Photo

![North Island Kōkako](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/north-island-kokako/medium.jpg)

Photo: Berend de Boer · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7785096

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/north-island-kokako?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).