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The Tūī (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) is a bird found in New Zealand. Forests and gardens across New Zealand. It eats nectar, insects and other small invertebrates and fruit. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

🏡 Where the Tūī lives

Forests and gardens across New Zealand.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🌸 Nectar60%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs20%
• 🍎 Fruit10%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Hear the Tūī

Recorded by Ken George (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1177578. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Tūī

Where does the Tūī live?

The Tūī lives in New Zealand. Forests and gardens across New Zealand.

What does the Tūī eat?

nectar (about 60%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 20%), fruit (about 10%), seeds and nuts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Tūī endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Australia & Oceania

• Shore dotterel
• Buff-breasted buttonquail
• New Zealand rock wren
• Baudin's black cockatoo
• Carnaby's black cockatoo
• Amsterdam albatross

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.