Further Sources

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.
Kea

This section of the Department of Conservation site discusses threats to kea and steps taken to protect them.
Kea – mountain parrot

A documentary about kea, on the NZ On Screen website.
Kea: the persecution of a native species

This account of the interaction between farmers and kea since the 1860s includes useful references.
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.
Notornis

The online journal of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand can be searched for reports and studies of each of the birds of the open country.
Rock wren

This page recounts the attempt to establish a population of rock wrens in a predator-free situation.

Balance, Alison, and Rod Morris. Beautiful birds of New Zealand. Auckland: Random House, 2006.
Diamond, Judy, and Alan Bond. Kea, bird of paradox: the evolution and behaviour of a New Zealand parrot. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1999.
Gill, Brian, and Geoff Moon. New Zealand's unique birds. Auckland: Reed, 1999.
Heather, Barrie D., and Hugh A. Robertson. The field guide to the birds of New Zealand. Rev. ed. Auckland: Viking, 2005.
Moon, Geoff. New Zealand high country and its wildlife. Auckland: Reed, 1995.
Temple, Philip. The book of the kea. Auckland: Hodder Moa Beckett, 1996.