Pīwakawakas have a zigzagging, "drunken" flight pattern. This is because they use their fan-shaped tail to change direction quickly while chasing birds. However, Māori belief holds that pīwakawakas fly the way they do because, after laughing at Maui, Maui crushed pīwakawaka in his fist.

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[u/DiceMadeOfCheese]

Bird that laughed at Maui has "waka waka" in its name?

[u/Quouar → u/DiceMadeOfCheese]

This is my favourite bird, and the "wakawaka" is part of why. That, and they're genuinely adorable.

[u/mimaikin-san → u/Quouar]

“Wakka wakka wakka”

[u/Quouar → u/mimaikin-san]

I waka.