The Fiat Book of Common Birds in New Zealand, Volume 3 |
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Arctic ARDEIDAE areas Asia Auckland Australia Australia October brown spots buff Bush Wren CALLAEIDAE CALLAEIDAE Endemic CHARADRIIDAE Chatham Islands circumpolar closely related sub-species coastal coasts colour confined cover crests crustacea dense Distribution and Habitat Dotterel Eggs Endemic Eric Heath extinct eye-stripe Fairy Tern Family feeds mainly feeds on crustacea feeds on insects feeds on small female only incubates Field Characters Fiordland fish flight forest Fully protected grass grey ground hand-reared stock Island Bush Wren Island species formerly legs Little Egret mainland male Mangere Island Migrant Mobil New Zealand Nest non-breeding North Notornis November to December October to December October to January open country pale Parakeet Penguin PHASIANIDAE plumage Pomarine RALLIDAE rare visitor throughout seeds Siberia and Alaska SKUA South Island South Island species southern Spotless Crake spots and blotches STERNIDAE Stewart Island straggler tail throughout New Zealand twigs UNCOMMON BIRDS vegetation White-faced Heron winter Zealand Birds Zealand Nature ח ח