Story: Introduced land birds
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The cirl bunting is relatively rare in New Zealand. The population of several thousand birds is mainly in open country on the east coasts of the South Island.
By contrast, the dunnock or hedge sparrow is widespread and can be found on both islands, from sea level to sub-alpine scrub.
Source: C. J. R. Robertson, P. Hyvönen, M. J. Fraser, and C. R. Pickard, Atlas of bird distribution in New Zealand 1999–2004. Wellington: Ornithological Society of New Zealand, 2007
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