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Story: 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

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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/en/natural-sounds/17182/yellowhammer-with-chicks (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Christina Troup, published 1 March 2009.