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Rat in a thrush nest

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Rat in a thrush nest

Introduced birds as well as native species are sometimes attacked by rats. This bold ship rat approaches two vulnerable thrush nestlings.

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Christina Troup, Introduced land birds – Blackbirds and song thrushes, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/17163/rat-in-a-thrush-nest (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Christina Troup, published 1 March 2009.