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Kōrero: Introduced land birds

Yellowhammer with chicks

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Yellowhammers feed their young in nests that are usually close to the ground in gorse, bracken or long grass.

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Department of Conservation

Reference: 10031798

by M. F. Soper

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Christina Troup, Introduced land birds – Other small passerines, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/natural-sounds/17182/yellowhammer-with-chicks (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Christina Troup, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.