korora

/ ˌkəʊrəʊˈrɑː /

noun

1. another name for fairy penguin

Word History and Origins

Origin of korora¹

Māori

Example Sentences

Little blue penguins — the world’s smallest penguin species, also known as fairy penguins or korora — are about a foot tall and weigh about two pounds.

From Washington Post

The Department of Conservation’s Graeme Taylor said that tests of some dead korora indicated starvation and hypothermia — especially in baby penguins that have neither the strength nor the endurance to search for food in deep ocean waters.

From Washington Post

Environmentalists for more than a year have protested a construction zone at a marina development on Waiheke Island, off the coast of Auckland in northern New Zealand, which they said was disturbing korora habitats.

From Washington Post

The birds, also known as korora, have nearly doubled their population in the last decade, and credit is being given to the farmers Francis and Shireen Helps.

From New York Times

Like the flightless kiwi, the 30-centimeter korora became easy prey.

From Scientific American