New Zealand Birding
New Zealand Birding
With an extensive coastline and abundance of native bush New Zealand offers a birders paradise.
Get off the beaten track and discover a myriad of bird life at the many bird sanctuaries and wildlife parks on offer. Or just stop for a moment and listen, you’ll be amazed what you hear …
New Zealand is a country of variety, with a dramatic landscape of mountains, forests, lakes and rivers - the perfect back drop for scenic birding sites. Diverse habitats
are home to unique wildlife, including the flightless kiwi whom the people of New Zealand are affectionately name after. With its oceanic setting New Zealand is also
home to a fantastic array of sea birds that can be viewed at all times of the year.
Around 17,000 gannets live at Cape Kidnappers, New Zealand's largest mainland colony.
New Zealand's sky and forest floor are abound with extraordinary birds. Whether you are visiting the coastal peninsulas of Kaikoura and Otago, relaxing on the beaches of the Abel Tasman, or cruising the waters of the Hauraki Gulf and Marlborough Sounds, you will witness birds in their native habitats.
Sixty-five of New Zealand's birds are endemic, they are found nowhere else on the planet.
The tui is a melodious bird with a metallic sheen and a tuft of white feathers under its chin, which sups on the nectar of native flowers. The mischievous kea, a mountain parrot, roams the South Island's alpine world and loves to snoop in campers' backpacks or grapple with the wipers on car windows. FAST FACT:
Kiwi lay large eggs — about 20 percent of their body weight!
Other well-known New Zealand native birds include the weka and morepork owl. The loveable weka is a flightless bird with a penchant for shiny objects, while the morepork is so named because of the sound of its call, often heard at night. Its Maori name, ruru, is also named after its call.
The true icon of New Zealand birds, is the kiwi - a flightless wonder with hair-like feathers, long whiskers and nostrils at the end of its bill to sniff out food. New Zealanders carry the nickname "Kiwi" and the bird graces our coins and lends its name to our currency.
85 species of seabirds breed in the region and many more visit New Zealand waters throughout the year. The mighty albatross, with a wing span of up to 3 metres
across, is capable of swooping speeds of 115 kilometres per hour. Some birds comes as far as from Europe
The little blue penguin is the smallest species of penguin, standing about 25-30cm tall, while the hoiho, or endangered yellow-eyed penguin is the focus of a number
of conservation efforts.
With an extensive coastline and abundance of native bush New Zealand offers a birders paradise.
Get off the beaten track and discover a myriad of bird life at the many bird sanctuaries and wildlife parks on offer. Or just stop for a moment and listen, you’ll be amazed what you hear …
New Zealand is a country of variety, with a dramatic landscape of mountains, forests, lakes and rivers - the perfect back drop for scenic birding sites. Diverse habitats
are home to unique wildlife, including the flightless kiwi whom the people of New Zealand are affectionately name after. With its oceanic setting New Zealand is also
home to a fantastic array of sea birds that can be viewed at all times of the year.
Around 17,000 gannets live at Cape Kidnappers, New Zealand's largest mainland colony.
New Zealand's sky and forest floor are abound with extraordinary birds. Whether you are visiting the coastal peninsulas of Kaikoura and Otago, relaxing on the beaches of the Abel Tasman, or cruising the waters of the Hauraki Gulf and Marlborough Sounds, you will witness birds in their native habitats.
Sixty-five of New Zealand's birds are endemic, they are found nowhere else on the planet.
The tui is a melodious bird with a metallic sheen and a tuft of white feathers under its chin, which sups on the nectar of native flowers. The mischievous kea, a mountain parrot, roams the South Island's alpine world and loves to snoop in campers' backpacks or grapple with the wipers on car windows. FAST FACT:
Kiwi lay large eggs — about 20 percent of their body weight!
Other well-known New Zealand native birds include the weka and morepork owl. The loveable weka is a flightless bird with a penchant for shiny objects, while the morepork is so named because of the sound of its call, often heard at night. Its Maori name, ruru, is also named after its call.
The true icon of New Zealand birds, is the kiwi - a flightless wonder with hair-like feathers, long whiskers and nostrils at the end of its bill to sniff out food. New Zealanders carry the nickname "Kiwi" and the bird graces our coins and lends its name to our currency.
85 species of seabirds breed in the region and many more visit New Zealand waters throughout the year. The mighty albatross, with a wing span of up to 3 metres
across, is capable of swooping speeds of 115 kilometres per hour. Some birds comes as far as from Europe
The little blue penguin is the smallest species of penguin, standing about 25-30cm tall, while the hoiho, or endangered yellow-eyed penguin is the focus of a number
of conservation efforts.
posted by George2007 at 8:12 AM
1 Comments:
Oh my goodness. I keep dreaming to visit New Zealand!
Thank you for your excellent blog and those articles and pictures.
I only can pay for your kind blog giving my other preferred travel blog's address which is China - India - Phillippines to continue dreaming with beautiful places to visit.
Kind regards
Francis
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