One time we killed a protected bird on the highway, but because we would've collided head on with another car, we simply couldn't avoid it. Just as we were about to hit it, it craned its neck and looked at our car. Then its head rolled across our windscreen in a trail of blood.
It was a pūkekō, for anyone who knows what that is. I think there's a similar species in Australia but they call it a "purple swamp hen" because they're crap with names.
I'da called it a chazwozza.
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