What is Weka?
{{speciesbox | name = Weka | status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22692384/0 |title=''Gallirallus australis'' |author=BirdLife International |author-link=BirdLife International |year=2012 |access-date=26 November 2013}}</ref> | image = Gallirallus_australis_LC0248.jpg | image_caption = In the South Island, New Zealand | genus = Gallirallus | species = australis | authority = ([[Anders Erikson Sparrman|Sparrman]], 1786) | range_map = Gallirallus australis distribution map.svg | range_map_caption = {{leftlegend|#009900ff|Geographic range of the weka|outline=gray}} }} A '''weka''' (''Gallirallus australis''), also known as the '''Maori hen''' or '''woodhen''', is a [[flightless bird]] in the [[rallidae|rail]] family. It is [[endemic]] to [[New Zealand]]. There are four [[subspecies]]. Weka are sturdy brown birds, about the size of a chicken. They feed mainly on [[invertebrates]] and fruit.<ref name=Gill30>Gill, Frank B. 2007. ''Ornithology''. New York: Freeman, p. 30.</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Birds of New Zealand]] [[Category:Rallidae]] [[Category:Flightless birds]] {{-}} {{biology-stub}}