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Banding a wrybill

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Banding a wrybill

A wrybill at the Miranda Shorebird Centre is banded with a metal ring bearing a unique number. Banding birds is an important way to discover where they travel and how long they live, and learn about the life history of a species.

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Miranda Shorebird Centre

by Keith Woodley

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Gordon Ell, Birdwatching – Birdwatching tips, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/11950/banding-a-wrybill (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Gordon Ell, published 2 March 2009.