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The Rakaia riverbed

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The Rakaia riverbed

The wrybill and a number of other New Zealand waders breed in the wide, open riverbeds of Canterbury, Otago and Southland. They migrate north to feed at coastal sites for the rest of the year.

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Christina Troup, Bird migration – Migration within New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/7228/the-rakaia-riverbed (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Christina Troup, published 2 March 2009.