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Kōrero: Birds of mountains and open country

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Open country environments

Canterbury’s coastal dune lands

Canterbury’s coastal dune lands (1 o 3)

Tussock grasslands

Tussock grasslands (2 o 3)

Alpine ranges

Alpine ranges (3 o 3)

Distribution of birds of open country

Distribution of birds of open country

Antipodes Island parakeet

Antipodes Island parakeet

New Zealand raven

New Zealand raven

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Kea – the mountain parrot

Kea kingdom

Kea plumage

Young kea

Kea eating carrion

Kea eating carrion

Kea nest with eggs and a chick

Kea nest with eggs and a chick

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Kea and people

Kea investigating a pack

Kea investigating a pack (1 o 2)

Kea on a car wing mirror

Kea on a car wing mirror (2 o 2)

Kea digging out a shearwater chick

Kea digging out a shearwater chick

Kea on a sheep

Kea beak brooch

Kea beak brooch

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Rock wren

Rock wren nest

Pair of rock wrens

Pair of rock wrens

Rock wren on rock

Rock wren on rock

Rock wren at nest entrance

Rock wren at nest entrance

Mai i te whārangi 5 - New Zealand pipit

New Zealand pipit

New Zealand pipit

Pipit nest with chicks

Pipit nest with chicks

Chatham Island pipit

Chatham Island pipit (1 o 3)

Auckland Islands pipit

Auckland Islands pipit (2 o 3)

Antipodes Island pipit

Antipodes Island pipit (3 o 3)

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Welcome swallow

Welcome swallows

Welcome swallows

Welcome swallow over Lake Ngāroto

Welcome swallow over Lake Ngāroto

Welcome swallow at nest

Welcome swallow at nest

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Christina Troup, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/birds-of-mountains-and-open-country/media (accessed 22 September 2023)

He kōrero nā Christina Troup, i tāngia i te 24 Sep 2007, reviewed & revised 17 Feb 2015