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Story: Small forest birds

Red-crowned parakeet

The red-crowned parakeet is almost extinct on the North and South islands, but remains abundant on stoat-free Stewart Island and the Auckland Islands, as well as a number of small islands without rats or stoats. It nests in tree hollows or ground burrows. There are another two subspecies – one on the Chatham Islands, the other on the Kermadec Islands.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: A-256-027

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Christina Troup. 'Small forest birds', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/small-forest-birds/10/1