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Banded Dotterel, Stewart Island, New Zealand | Kea Photography
The Double-banded Plover (Charadrius bicinctus), known as the Banded Dotterel in New Zealand, is a small (18 cm) wader in the plover family of birds. It lives in beaches, mud flats, grasslands and on bare ground. Two subspecies are recognised, the nominate Charadrius bicinctus bicinctus breeding in New Zealand and the Chatham Islands and Charadrius bicinctus exilis breeding in the Auckland Islands.
North Island Tomtit Petroica macrocephala mirumiru
New Zealand North Island Tomtit Petroica macrocephala mirumiru
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Rock wren. Adult male. Gertrude Valley Fiordland, January 2012. Image © Craig McKenzie by Craig McKenzie Craig McKenzie
ニュージーランドミツスイ New Zealand Bellbird, Korimako, Makomako (Anthornis melanura)
NZ Birds of Prey
WINGSPAN: From grassroots beginnings in the 1980’s and the founding of the Wingspan Charitable Trust in 1992, Wingspan is now recognised as New Zealand’s leading conservation, education and research organisation for birds of prey.
McCormack's Bay Kingfisher.
Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus) a.k.a. McCormack's Bay Kingfisher lives in AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, & other parts of the WESTERN PACIFIC.
14 Birds that Are Nature's Gemstones
12. The New Zealand Fantail Unlike most of the other birds on this list, the New Zealand Fantail is not a very colorful animal, but it is hard to remain indifferent to its small body structure (16 cm), half of which is its tail and tail feathers. Accordin
New-Zealand Owl by Thomas B. / 500px
Photo New-Zealand Owl by Thomas B. on 500px #barnowls