More links and websites
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Birds found at Arthur’s Pass
This page on the NZ Birds site has information on kea, rock wrens, pipits and other species found in the Arthur’s Pass area.
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Kea
This section of the Department of Conservation site discusses kea, threats to them and steps taken to protect them.
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Kea – mountain parrot
A documentary about kea, on the NZ On Screen website.
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New Zealand Birds Online
Detailed information on all the birds found at Arthur's Pass can be found via this page of New Zealand Birds Online.
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Notes on the natural history of the kea, with special reference to its reputed sheep-killing propensities
This 1906 paper by George R. Marriner discusses the debate over whether kea attack sheep.
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Birds New Zealand
The Ornithological Society of New Zealand website.
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Rock wren
This page recounts the attempt to establish a population of rock wrens in a predator-free situation.
More suggestions and sources
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Ballance, Alison, and Rod Morris. Beautiful birds of New Zealand. Auckland: Random House, 2006.
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Diamond, Judy, and Alan Bond. Kea, bird of paradox: the evolution and behaviour of a New Zealand parrot. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1999.
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Gill, Brian, and Geoff Moon. New Zealand's unique birds. Auckland: Reed, 1999.
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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.
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Moon, Geoff. New Zealand high country and its wildlife. Auckland: Reed, 1995.
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Temple, Philip. The book of the kea. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett, 1996.
