Tui De Roy / Southern Tokoeka / Stewart Island Kiwi (Apteryx australis lawryi) feeding on sand hoppers in rotting beach kelp at night, Stewart Island New Zealand
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Andy Trowbridge / Yellowhead (Mohoua ochrocephala) perched on beech tree. Endangered species. Blue Mountains, Southland, South Island, New Zealand. December.
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David Noton / Lake Mangamahoe, with Mt Taranaki beyond, North Island, New Zealand
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Brent Stephenson / North Island saddleback (Philesturnus rufusater) male feeds on the nectar from New Zealand flax (Phormium tenax) flowers. Tiritiri Matangi Island, Auckland, New Zealand, November.
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Christophe Courteau / Kakapo portrait {Strigops habroptila} captive Maud Is New Zealand. Did you know? Kakapos are one of the longest lived birds in the world with a average life expectancy of 90 years.
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Brent Stephenson / Fernbird (Megalurus punctatus) in dense vegetation on the ground. Stockton Plateau, West Coast, New Zealand, April.
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Andy Trowbridge / Jewelled gecko (Naultinus gemmeus) on a kanuka bush (Kunzea ericoides). Banks Peninsula; Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand.
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Tom Marshall / Black / New Zealand stilt (Himantopus novaezelandiae) ringed adult feeding at last light, Critically endangered, Lake Ellesmere, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand. September
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Mark Carwardine / Kakapo (Strigops habroptila) wild male known as Sirocco walking along the ground, night parrot, Codfish Island, off Stewart Island, southern New Zealand, Critically endangered species
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Mike Read / New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis melanura) feeding on nectar from New Zealand flax. New Zealand, December.
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Brent Stephenson / Adult male New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis melanura) perched. Tiritiri Matangi Island, Auckland, New Zealand, September.
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Brent Stephenson / Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) feeding on nectar from pohutukawa tree flowers. Wenderholm Region Park, Auckland, New Zealand, December.