The New Zealand pigeon is the only species which can disperse the large seeds of the taraire, which pass through its gut unharmed.
The Norfolk Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae spadicea), sometimes called a Wood Quest, was a subspecies of the New Zealand Pigeon that inhabited Norfolk Island.
The name Tututawa is said to mean "bird snares set in Tawa trees", and this is affirmed by the significant population of wood pigeon (kereru) that graze upon the lush purple berries of the remaining Tawa trees.
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