Birds

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Bellbird. Adult male. Dunedin, 2009-7. Image © Craig McKenzie

[/acc_item] [acc_item title=”About”]Bellbirds are the most widespread and familiar honeyeater in the South Island, and are also common over much of theNorth Island… Read more[/acc_item] [acc_item title=”Listen”] [haiku url=”http://halo.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/10-Bellbird-Three-Kings.mp3″ oga=””]

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[acc_item title=”Tui”]

New Zealand Tui. Adult. Dunedin, 2009-8. Image © Craig McKenzie

[/acc_item] [acc_item title=”About”]Tui are boisterous, medium-sized, common and widespread bird of forest and suburbia – unless you live in Canterbury. They look black from a distance,… Read more[/acc_item] [acc_item title=”Listen”] [haiku url=”http://halo.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/31-Unknown-Title-Unknown-Artist.mp3″ oga=””]

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North Island saddleback. Adult perched on flax. Tiritiri Matangi Island, 2009-1. Image © Duncan Watson by Duncan Watson

North Island saddleback. Adult. Matangi Island, 2009-1. Image © Duncan Watson

[/acc_item] [acc_item title=”About”]North Island saddlebacks are conspicuous and easily observed in regenerating scrub, forests and coastal forests. They call frequently, particularly in response to… Read more[/acc_item] [acc_item title=”Listen”] [haiku url=”http://halo.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/27-Track-27.mp3″ oga=””]

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[acc_item title=”Kaka”]

[/acc_item] [acc_item title=”About”]Generally heard before they are seen, kaka are large, forest-dwelling parrots that are found on all three main islands of New Zealand and on several offshore islands… Read more[/acc_item] [acc_item title=”Listen”] [haiku url=”http://halo.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/03-Track-3_0.mp3″ oga=””]

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