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Kōrero: Land birds – overview

Native land birds of New Zealand

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Native land birds of New Zealand

In 1952 the Department of Tourism published this poster depicting a group of land birds in characteristic poses. The artist, Howard Mallitte, drew each bird at its actual size for this screenprint.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: Eph-D-TOURISM-1952-01

by Howard Mallitte

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Kerry-Jayne Wilson, Land birds – overview – Land bird groups and their origins, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/document/9902/native-land-birds-of-new-zealand (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Kerry-Jayne Wilson, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.