Story: Shags
Page 5 – External links and sources
More links and websites
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Action plan for seabird conservation in New Zealand. Part A: threatened seabirds
This online article in PDF format (236 pages, 1.89 MB download) by Graeme A. Taylor is part of the Department of Conservation’s series on threatened species.
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Action plan for seabird conservation in New Zealand. Part B: non-threatened seabirds
A second article in PDF format (203 pages, 1.6 MB download) by Graeme A. Taylor, discussing non-threatened seabirds, their habitat, and conservation issues.
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New Zealand Birds – cormorants
This page on the NZ Birds site presents a commentary on shags by site manager Narena Olliver. The website has information on many New Zealand species, as well as news and links to related sites.
More suggestions and sources
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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. 6 vols. Melbourne: Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union and Oxford University Press, 1990–2002.
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Reader’s Digest complete book of New Zealand birds. Auckland: Reed, 1985.
