NZBirdAtlas
It turns out your little bird swooning habit can contribute to an important, global scientific and environmental movement.
Bird of the Year 2022
It’s that time of the year when we are called upon to do our civic duty, electing a local representative to lead us confidently into the future. Yes – it’s Bird of the Year time!
Our World of Nature
We've got plenty of news on local bird populations, international wind turbine studies, NZ Fauna of the Year, international shipping route changes - and a delightful encounter between a labrador and a whale shark.
Tree-free bird feeders for New Zealand gardens
We love seeing a kererū in a kōwhai or tūī in a tawa gobbling fruit and nectar. Even better if we can supplement the birds’ natural food sources by hanging a feeder to get them through times of food scarcity. But what if trees aren’t an option at your place?
We’re all a-twitter over the findings from the 2021 NZ Garden Bird Survey!
The results are in for the 2021 New Zealand Garden Bird Survey. At 5894 results nationwide, 2021 saw a near-identical number of submitted surveys as 2020.
Who’s dropping by for a winter feed?
Waking up to a chorus of bird song is one of the great delights of living in Aotearoa. But can you differentiate the chime of a korimako (bellbird) from the tūī in that kōwhai tree?
Our world of nature...
Once you’ve managed to say that headline three times quickly, read on for lots of interesting news from around the globe.
What's that bird?
Don’t recognise the difference in song between a robin and a rock wren? Can’t tell a kea call from a kōkako? We’ve got just the website for you…