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Poor Fliers Reluctant to Cross Water

A recent study shows some New Zealand birds are reluctant to fly over water. Scientists are wondering just how far birds are willing to fly in order to recolonize. By: Kate Guthrie Passerines are songbirds which can perch. More than half of all bird species are passerines and many of those found in Aotearoa/New Zealand […]

Written by on June 8, 2018

South Island Kōkako: Wanted Alive

New Zealand offers $10,000 prize for photographic evidence of the Possibly Extinct South Island Kōkako, also known as the “Grey Ghost.” There may be a ghost on New Zealand’s South Island and the South Island Kōkako Charitable Trust recently doubled the reward for photographic evidence to $10,000. The last confirmed sightings of the South Island […]

Written by on May 4, 2017

Unexpected Nests Signal Hope for Mohua

Conservationists celebrate discovery of Mohua breeding pairs on Blumine Island, NZ. On a small island off the coast of New Zealand, bird enthusiasts and conservation biologists have just received a welcomed surprise. The Endangered Mohua, also known as a yellowhead, lives in New Zealand and nowhere else in the world. Just recently, it has been […]

Written by on January 25, 2017