2012 Flora & Fauna Series $20 Banknote

$20-BLUE
Size: 146 x 67mm
PAPER BANKNOTE

Front design features one of the world’s iconic rare birds, the Kacau ni Gau (Fiji Petrel) which is known to nest only on Gau Island in Fiji. Experts believe that no more than 50 pairs survive. For much of its life, the Kacau ni Gau is a true ocean bird and remains at sea probably well outside Fijian waters for months on end. Adults return to Gau only to breed in a burrow in the upland forests and do so only at night and leave for the ocean before dawn. The Kacau ni Gau is almost never seen on the island, except when individuals are blinded by light and become grounded in villages. Research over many years has failed to find the nesting sites but this activity is continuing. The Kacau ni Gau has a very distinctive flight style which helps to make it stand out.

An image of a Foa (Rotuman coconut scraper) is also featured on the front.

Back design features fishing, forestry, sugarcane and mining industries of Fiji. Mount Uluinabukelevu in Kadavu is also featured in the background.