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More links and websites

  • Ducks Unlimited New Zealand

    Ducks Unlimited is an organisation dedicated to restoring wetlands and preserving threatened waterfowl. This site has information on their activities, including rearing endangered species for release in wetlands.

  • New Zealand birds

    Use the gallery to look up individual species, or go to the birding section to find out about estuaries and other wetlands, and the birds you might see there.

  • Ornithological Society of New Zealand

    The Ornithological Society was set up to foster the study, knowledge and enjoyment of birds. Their website provides information and publications, and details of meetings, activities and conferences.

  • Unique wetland wildlife

    Part of the Greater Wellington regional council site, this page has information on wetland birds and other wildlife.

  • Wetland birds

    This section of the Department of Conservation website has information on some of the more endangered wetland species.

  • Wildlife in Canterbury wetlands

    This page on the Environment Canterbury website has information about the wildlife in the region’s wetlands.

More suggestions and sources

    • Heather, Barrie D., and Hugh A. Robertson. The field guide to the birds of New Zealand. Rev. ed. Auckland: Viking, 2005.

    • Jensen, L. A., and R. J. Snoyink. ‘The distribution and numbers of Australasian crested grebe (kamana) in New Zealand, January 2004.’ Notornis 52, no. 1 (2005): 34–42.

    • Orbell, Margaret. Birds of Aotearoa: a natural and cultural history. Auckland: Reed, 2003.

    • Reader’s Digest complete book of New Zealand birds. Sydney: Reader’s Digest, 1985.

    • Wilson, Kerry-Jayne. Flight of the huia: ecology and conservation of New Zealand’s frogs, reptiles, birds and mammals. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press, 2004.

    • Young, David. Whio: saving New Zealand’s blue duck. Nelson: Craig Potton, 2006.



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