More links and websites
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Arctic wader colour-banding project
This section of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand website describes the use of identification bands to record migratory waders at different stages of their journey.
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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.
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Pukorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre
Miranda, in the Firth of Thames, is one of several important areas for migratory birds in New Zealand. The website of the Miranda Naturalists’ Trust has excellent information about species and related links.
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The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species
This page from the Department of Conservation site is about the Convention on Migratory Species, which recognises that the safety of migratory birds and other animals requires collaboration between nations. It also provides links to other conventions and important locations for migratory species within the New Zealand region and beyond.
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The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
This is the official website of the Ramsar Convention, an agreement to protect internationally important wetlands, including sites in New Zealand and staging sites for New Zealand migratory waders.
More suggestions and sources
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Berthold, P., and others, eds. Avian migration. Berlin: Springer, 2003.
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Ell, Gordon. Seashore birds of New Zealand. Auckland: Bush Press, 1984.
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Heather, Barrie D., and Hugh A. Robertson. The field guide to the birds of New Zealand. Rev. ed. Auckland: Viking, 2000.
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Higgins, P. J., and others, eds. Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic birds. 7 vols. Melbourne: Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union and Oxford University Press, 1990–2006.
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Power, Elaine. Sea and shore birds of New Zealand. Auckland: David Bateman, 1990.
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Robertson, Hugh A., ed. ‘Wader studies in New Zealand.’ Special issue. Notornis 46, part 1 (1999).