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Kōrero: Introduced land birds

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Introducing birds

George and Mary Cooper

George and Mary Cooper

House sparrow

Distribution of introduced birds

Distribution of introduced birds

Dates of bird introductions

Dates of bird introductions

Bird auction advertisement

Bird auction advertisement

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Pigeons and doves

Pigeons in Wellington

Pigeons in Wellington

Pigeongram service dovecote

Pigeongram service dovecote (1 o 2)

Pigeon-post stamps

Pigeon-post stamps (2 o 2)

Spotted dove

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Cockatoos and rosellas

Chico the cockatoo

Chico the cockatoo

Distribution of sulphur-crested cockatoos, galahs and eastern rosellas

Distribution of sulphur-crested cockatoos, galahs and eastern rosellas

Eastern rosella

Eastern rosella

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Little owls

Little owl

Little owl with dead thrush

Little owl with dead thrush

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Kookaburras

Kookaburra

Movietone news kookaburra

Movietone news kookaburra

Distribution of kookaburras

Distribution of kookaburras

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Australian magpies

Nesting white-backed magpies

Nesting white-backed magpies

Footrot Flats cartoon

Footrot Flats cartoon

Mai i te whārangi 7 - Rooks

Rooks

Distribution of rooks

Distribution of rooks

Aerial rook control

Aerial rook control

Mai i te whārangi 8 - Blackbirds and song thrushes

Male and female blackbirds

Male and female blackbirds

Song thrush feeding chicks

Song thrush feeding chicks

Rat in a thrush nest

Rat in a thrush nest

Mai i te whārangi 9 - Starlings and mynas

Male starling

Starling chicks

Starling chicks

Starlings at dusk

Starlings at dusk

Myna

Distribution of mynas

Distribution of mynas

Mai i te whārangi 10 - Skylarks

Skylark feeding chicks

Skylark feeding chicks

Skylark eggs

Young skylark

Mai i te whārangi 11 - House sparrows

Male house sparrow

Male house sparrow

Female house sparrow

Female house sparrow

Sparrow food

Sparrow food (1 o 2)

Little owl food

Little owl food (2 o 2)

The sparrow pest

The sparrow pest

Mai i te whārangi 12 - Finches

Male chaffinch

Female chaffinch

Female chaffinch

Goldfinch feeding chicks

Goldfinch feeding chicks

Female greenfinch

Female greenfinch

Redpoll

Mai i te whārangi 13 - Other small passerines

Yellowhammer with chicks

Yellowhammer with chicks

Cirl bunting

Hedge sparrow

Distribution of cirl buntings, hedge sparrows and yellowhammers

Distribution of cirl buntings, hedge sparrows and yellowhammers

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/introduced-land-birds/media (accessed 9 June 2023)

He kōrero nā Christina Troup, i tāngia i te 24 Nov 2008, reviewed & revised 17 Feb 2015