Weka
Gallirallus australis
IUCN: Vulnerable
Taxonomy
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Family
- Rallidae
- Genus
- Gallirallus
- eBird Code
- weka1
Vocalizations
Brett Sandford · CC_BY_4_0
Richard Littauer · CC0_1_0
Richard Littauer · CC0_1_0
Evan Centanni · CC0_1_0
Richard Littauer · CC0_1_0
Richard Littauer · CC0_1_0
Brett Sandford · CC_BY_4_0
Richard Littauer · CC0_1_0
Subspecies (4)
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Gallirallus australis australis
western South Island (New Zealand)
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Gallirallus australis greyi
North Island (New Zealand)
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Gallirallus australis hectori
formerly South Island (New Zealand); introduced Chatham Islands
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Gallirallus australis scotti
Stewart, Solander, and Codfish islands (southern New Zealand)
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.