Petroica australis australis
Endemic. At Risk, Declining, Conservation Dependent, with expected decline of 10-50%.
Loving @tawhaimoss’s IG pics complete with ‘alternative facts’ about robins 🤣
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Haematopus unicolor
Endemic. Recovering.
One thing Tōrea have taught me: how many words there are for ‘black’ in te reo. Pango is black, but usually mangu is taught in schools as meaning black. Looked up maoridictionary.co.nz and I found out that tiwha also means black, and kororiko. And mangumangu and māmangu which obviously are related to mangu. Tuauriuri means very black. Whakaaniwaniwa means to turn black. I presume there is some subtlety that is being lost in the dictionary.
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Anas rhynchotis
Native. Not Threatened.
The bill is over twice the width at the tip compared to the base…
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Ovis aries
Introduced.
It’s hard to go wrong with a nice roast leg of lamb, slow roasted, with some fresh garden herbs and some Barker’s mint jelly on the side…
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Gallirallus australis australis
Endemic. Extreme Fluctuations. Increasing.
Get off the road!
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Egretta novaehollandiae novaehollandiae
Native. Not Threatened. Stable Overseas.
See reflections on the water, more than darkness in the depths… Goldeneye…. STAB
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Platalea regia
Native, conservation status: Naturally Uncommon, Sparse, Range Restricted, Increasing, Secure Overseas.
The yellow eyebrows make them seem perennially cross with you…
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Introduced
This is the buddy of yesterday’s bird, as promised…
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Introduced
Ran into this free range chook near the Baton River Rd ford along with his more golden mate (who’ll probably be tomorrow’s pic)
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Anthornis melanura melanura. Adult
Endemic; Not Threatened status.
Another shot of yesterday’s popular bird…
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