Kōrero: Birds of prey

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• Karearea, the New Zealand falcon

  This page on the New Zealand birds and birding website includes some detailed descriptions of falcon behaviour.

• New Zealand birds online

  This website contains detailed information on all New Zealand bird species, including extinct and fossil species, searchable by name. It also contains a photographic key to guide bird identification.

• RANZ/DOC New Zealand falcon breeding survey

  This report on a 1994–98 breeding survey gives information about falcons’ nest sites, breeding success, and prey (PDF, 161 KB).

• Wingspan Birds of Prey Trust

  The Wingspan Trust does conservation work with New Zealand birds of prey.

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• Heather, Barrie D., and Hugh A. Robertson. The field guide to the birds of New Zealand. Rev. ed. Auckland: Viking, 2005.
• Jones, Mark. ‘Velvet assassin.’ New Zealand Geographic 39 (July–September 1998): 56–63.
• Moon, Geoff. 'Morepork'. New Zealand Geographic 32 (October–December 1996): 86–104.
• Peat, Neville. The falcon and the lark: a New Zealand high country journal. Dunedin: McIndoe, 1992.
• Stead, Edgar F. The life histories of New Zealand birds. London: Search, 1932.