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Matuku may
refer to:
Matuku (bird),
monotypic genus of a
Miocene heron from New
Zealand Matuku Island, Fiji
Matuku (Tonga)
Matuku-tangotango, monster...
- In Māori mythology,
Matuku-tangotango (
Matuku) is an ogre who
kills Wahieroa the son of Tāwhaki. In some versions,
Matuku lives in a cave
called ****warenuku...
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Matuku otagoense, also
referred to as the
Saint Bathans heron, is an
extinct genus and
species of
heron from the
Early Miocene of New Zealand. It was described...
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Matuku is a tiny
island in Lulunga, a part of Haʻapai in Tonga. It is
easily reached by
outboard motorboat from the
neighbouring hub of Haʻafeva and is...
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Matuku is a
volcanic island in the
Moala subgroup of Fiji's Lau archipelago.
Located at 19.18°
South and 179.75° East,
Matuku covers an area of 57 square...
- The white-faced
heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) also
known as the white-fronted heron, and
incorrectly as the grey heron, or blue crane, is a
common bird...
- New Zealand,
multiple names have been given,
including kākatai,
matuku moana and
matuku tai. It is
known as belō in Fiji, matu'u in the
Samoan Islands...
- Te
Matuku Bay is a bay on
Waiheke Island in New Zealand's
Hauraki Gulf. It is one of the
largest and
least disturbed estuaries on the island.
Since 2003...
- The
Australasian bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus), or
Matuku-hūrepo in Māori, is a stocky,
sizeable and
elusive heron-like bird
native to the wetlands...
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returns and
learns that Tahiti-tokerau had been rescued. He
summons the
shark Matuku-tagotago who
attack Vahivero and Tahiti-tokerau
while they are crabbing...
