10,000 Birds
JULY 25, 2012
Females and non-breeding males look similar The Brown Teal is endemic to New Zealand, and was once lumped with two closely related island forms, the Auckland Island Teal and the Campbell Teal. Brown Teal chasing a New Zealand Scaup Adult male with almost fully grown youngsters. Almost fully grown young bird.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
Just a quick post today to appreciate one of New Zealand’s most attractive birds, the Paradise Shelduck. They are endemic to New Zealand, but unlike many endemic species that have not suffered at the hands of humans, in fact they have expanded their range as forests have been opened up for pasture.
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 2, 2011
home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Birds / Petrel Paradise Petrel Paradise By Duncan • March 2, 2011 • 4 comments Tweet Share I’ve mentioned before that New Zealand is a great place for enjoying petrels.
10,000 Birds
JULY 19, 2014
Will native species suffer? We will have posts covering invasive species across a wide geographical range, from New Zealand to North America. One reason is that the topic is broad and fascinating. As organisms move into ecosystems where they haven’t occurred it is very difficult to figure out what will happen in advance.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 13, 2016
But there is one such bird in New Zealand, and it is, as far as I know the only songbird where the young bird has a unique name (I’m sure I’ll be corrected in the comments). On South Island, in a very few places, you might find a Jackbird. This adult still has some brown on the neck, but fully developed wattles.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 27, 2014
Thing is, I saw, as I logged into eBird, that the milestone had already passed, which was odd, because I hadn’t seen many birds in New Zealand this year, and certainly would have remembered a lifer (my last was the Parasitic Jaeger ).
10,000 Birds
APRIL 22, 2015
The small community it was in reminds one of a small New Zealand country town or village, and the manor was set back from the road along a long tree-lined driveway. Above the gardens a wheedling just fledged Gymnogene begged fro food from its long suffering parent.
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