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If their is french readers, I wrote an article about weka. That's a lot longer because I worked with weka for 7 months in NZ last summer. I'll probably translate some informations in english next time. Julien G — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.249.225.14 (talk) 09:07, 11 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

New paper on unsuccessful trial introduction of Buff weka to Motatapu Station

This paper may be of interest to those editors who are able to obtain access (it is currently behind a paywall) and wish to improve this page. See this article Ambrosia10 (talk) 03:31, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Island gigantism?

Wekas are about three times larger than buff-banded rails (their probable ancestor), and are even bigger than most Gallirallus rails, then should the weka be considered an example of island gigantism?

Hello. You're right, wekas are very large compared to banded rails, but I'm not sure if they differ so much from other flightless Gallirallus species like New Britain rails or Okinawa rails, so perhaps by considering it an example of island gigantism you're making an unfounded stating. Possibly more research is needed in such aspect

Weka as a pest in other islands

I heard from List of Australia-New Guinea species extinct in the Holocene about weka being a likely cause of extinction of the Macquarie parakeet, but wasn't quite sure how incorporate that pest-in-other-countries info into the article of Weka. I did, however, add some information on Invasive species of New Zealand origin about the weka stuff, which could help. Qwertyxp2000 (talk | contribs) 06:23, 29 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Unclear statement

The section Conservation status contains this sentence:

"Weka are unable to withstand the current pressures faced in both the North Island and South Island."

It is completely unclear what kind of pressure the phrase "current pressure" refers to.

I hope someone knowledgeable about the subject and also capable of writing clearly can fix this.