noun
- a New Zealand songbird with dark plumage and two white throat tufts
Usage: New Zealand English
Examples
- The tui’s melodious song filled the morning air.
- We spotted a tui feeding on nectar from the flax flowers.
- The distinctive white throat patches make the tui easy to identify.
- Tuis are important pollinators in New Zealand’s native forests.
- The tui mimicked other bird calls with remarkable accuracy.
- A pair of tuis built their nest in the pohutukawa tree.