These two harriers (Circus approximans) demonstrate how variable their colour can be. The birds start out a chocolate brown colour, like the one in the left, and each time they moult, they become lighter in colour. In Māori, the term kāhu-kōrako is used for older harriers. Kāhu is their Māori name and kōrako means white/albino.
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