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  • The kakariki was the first bird to be reintroduced to Tiritiri Matangi in 1974.  It was the first time in the world that captive-reared birds had been successfully released into the wild.
    Red-crowned Parakeet 21_0429.jpg
  • Red-crowned Parakeet, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Red-crowned Parakeet 14_H7C1693.jpg
  • Only 17 of 37 stitchbirds survived the first transfer from Little Barrier Island to Tiritiri Matangi in 1995.  The next year, only 2 of 13 stitchbirds survived the second transfer.  Since this slow start, the stitchbird population on Tiritiri Matangi Island has grown well, jumping to 109 adult birds in 2003.
    Stitchbird 14_H7C1625.jpg
  • Bellbird, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Bellbird 14_H7C0897.jpg
  • Tui, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Tui 67_H7C1755.jpg
  • Bellbird, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Bellbird 16_H7C0889.jpg
  • Bellbird, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Bellbird 32_H7C0025.jpg
  • Red-crowned Parakeet, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Red-crowned Parakeet 13_H7C1118.jpg
  • Cabbage Tree, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Cabbage Tree 04_4869.jpg
  • Takahe, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Takahe 07_4856.jpg
  • Pukeko, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Pukeko 51_9914.jpg
  • Kakariki (Red-crowned Parakeet), Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Kakariki (Red-crowned Parakeet) 10_H...jpg
  • After the extinction of stitchbird on mainland New Zealand in the 1880s, the success of the stitchbird's growing population on Tiritiri Matangi Island has allowed for reintroduction of hihi back to Zealandia and Ark in the Park.
    Stitchbird 09_H7C0860.jpg
  • Takahe, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Takahe 08_4857.jpg
  • Bellbird, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Bellbird 11_4823.jpg
  • In 1969, only 24 bellbirds existed on Tiritiri Matangi Island!  Supplemental feeding stations with sugar water helped the bellbirds to move beyond their dependence on the fruit and flowers of the two surviving puriri trees on Tiritiri.
    Bellbird 21_H7C0913.jpg
  • Pukeko, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Pukeko 53_0290.jpg
  • Bellbird, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Bellbird 31_H7C0430.jpg
  • Takahe, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Takahe 10_H7C1252.jpg
  • Red-crowned Parakeet, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Red-crowned Parakeet 07_9964.jpg
  • Bellbird, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Bellbird 35_H7C0869.jpg
  • Takahe, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Takahe 25_H7C1516.jpg
  • Takahe, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Takahe 11_H7C1266.jpg
  • The kokako lives in tall native forest, often staying hugh up in the trees, where it eats berries, leaves, fern fronds, flowers, buds, and insects.  With good agility, this kokako balances on two branches while feeding on leaves on Tiritiri Matangi Island, New Zealand.
    Kokako 01_0181.jpg
  • Saddleback foraging along the forest floor, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Saddleback 03_H7C0011.jpg
  • Stitchbirds were first released on Tiri in 1995 and have successfully bred.  The population on Tiritiri Matangi Island is now over 100 birds, with a total population of around 4500.
    Stitchbird 10_H7C1605.jpg
  • Bellbird, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Bellbird 07_4629.jpg
  • Bellbird, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Bellbird 30_H7C0872.jpg
  • Takahe, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Takahe 32_H7C1644.jpg
  • Takahe, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Takahe 19_H7C1369.jpg
  • Takahe, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Takahe 15_H7C1302.jpg
  • Kakariki began eating flax on TIritiri Matangi in the late 1990s, reducing flax-flower stems down to only two by 2000!  When kakriki numbers declined significantly in the winter of 2001, flax flowering improved, much to the benefit of the three nectar-eating species: tui, bellbird, and stitchbird.
    Red-crowned Parakeet 16_0002.jpg
  • Takahe, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Takahe 04_4852.jpg
  • Blue Penguin, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Blue Penguin 16_H7C0323.jpg
  • Brown Teal, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Brown Teal 03_9925.jpg
  • Brown Teal, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Brown Teal 02_H7C9929.jpg
  • Brown Teal, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Brown Teal 01_H7C9925.jpg
  • Bellbird, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Bellbird 18_H7C0895.jpg
  • Pied Shag, off the coast of Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Pied Shag 07_0485.jpg
  • Takahe, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Takahe 31_H7C1548.jpg
  • Takahe, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Takahe 30_H7C1536.jpg
  • Takahe, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Takahe 09_H7C1250.jpg
  • Red-crowned Parakeet, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Red-crowned Parakeet 12_H7C1050.jpg
  • Stitchbird, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Stitchbird 16_H7C9809.jpg
  • Takahe, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Takahe 02_4845.jpg
  • Blue Penguin, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Blue Penguin 15_H7C0313.jpg
  • New Zealand Wood Pigeon, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    New Zealand Wood Pigeon 26_H7C0077.jpg
  • Rifleman at the entrance to its nest in a pohutukawa tree, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Rifleman 05_H7C0528.jpg
  • Bellbird, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Bellbird 24_H7C9778.jpg
  • Bellbird, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Bellbird 17_H7C0894.jpg
  • Bellbird, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Bellbird 29_H7C0881.jpg
  • Takahe, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Takahe 26_H7C1520.jpg
  • Takahe, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Takahe 24_H7C1486.jpg
  • Takahe, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Takahe 20_H7C1378.jpg
  • Takahe, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Takahe 12_H7C1275.jpg
  • Stitchbird, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Stitchbird 13_H7C1619.jpg
  • Cabbage Tree, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Cabbage Tree 03_4868.jpg
  • Cabbage Tree, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Cabbage Tree, New Zealand_4833.jpg
  • Takahe, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Takahe 05_4853.jpg
  • Takahe, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Takahe 03_4850.jpg
  • Blue Penguin, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Blue Penguin 17_H7C0326.jpg
  • Flycatcher-like bristles are clearly noticeable on this Stitchbird portrait, amongst the lush green forest of Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand.
    Stitchbird 15_H7C9783.jpg
  • Blue Penguin, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Blue Penguin 14_H7C0331.jpg
  • Tui, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Tui 68_H7C0934.jpg
  • Brown Quail, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Brown Quail 03_H7C0444.jpg
  • Brown Quail, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Brown Quail 01_H7C0440.jpg
  • Takahe portrait, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Takahe Portrait 33_H7C1650.jpg
  • Takahe, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Takahe 29_H7C1531.jpg
  • Takahe, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Takahe 21_H7C1412.jpg
  • Red-crowned Parakeet, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Red-crowned Parakeet 20_0407.jpg
  • Red-crowned Parakeet, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Red-crowned Parakeet 09_H7C0383.jpg
  • Stitchbird, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Stitchbird 05_H7C0438.jpg
  • Stitchbird in its typical "tail-cocked" position, in the forest of Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand.
    Stitchbird 02_4683.jpg
  • Takahe, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Takahe 06_4854.jpg
  • Takahe, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Takahe 16_H7C1320.jpg
  • Bellbird, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Bellbird 27_H7C9794.jpg
  • Bellbird, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Bellbird 25_H7C1631.jpg
  • Bellbird, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Bellbird 15_H7C0882.jpg
  • Pied Shag, off the coast of Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Pied Shag 06_0484.jpg
  • Takahe, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Takahe 28_H7C1526.jpg
  • Takahe, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Takahe 18_H7C1364.jpg
  • A well-camouflaged kakariki basking in the golden sunset light, on Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand.
    Red-crowned Parakeet 11_H7C0997.jpg
  • Cabbage Tree, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Cabbage Tree 02_4865.jpg
  • Rifleman at the entrance to its nest in a pohutukawa tree, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Rifleman 07_H7C0537.jpg
  • Rifleman at the entrance to its nest in a pohutukawa tree, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Rifleman 06_H7C0530.jpg
  • Brown Quail, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Brown Quail 02_H7C0443.jpg
  • Bellbird, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Bellbird 23_H7C9769.jpg
  • Bellbird, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Bellbird 20_H7C0912.jpg
  • Bellbird, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Bellbird 28_H7C0892.jpg
  • Takahe, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Takahe 14_H7C1298.jpg
  • Kakariki (Red-crowned Parakeet), Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Kakariki (Red-crowned Parakeet) 18_0...jpg
  • The whitehead is most commonly heard chattering away with squeaks and buzzes within its flock in the forest canopy.  Some calls even sound like that of the canary, giving it its alternative name of the 'bush canary'.<br />
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Here, a whitehead rests on a dried flax-flower stem on Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand.
    Whitehead 01_H7C0046.jpg
  • Bellbird, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Bellbird 09_4818.jpg
  • The Tieke (saddleback) became known to Maori as water bird. The saddleback was mentioned in invocations recited when rain was needed, when calling on Rangi, the sky father, to give assistance through his many offspring who control the weather.<br />
<br />
This particular saddleback's beak has just been half-dipped into a watering trough at Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand.  During the drier summer months, a variety of birds refresh at the watering stations.
    Saddleback 10_4874.jpg
  • Hobbs Beach, Tiritiri Matangi Island, New Zealand
    Hobbs Beach_H7C1946.jpg
  • Pukeko grazing in the golden sunset light, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Pukeko 52_H7C1030.jpg
  • Bellbird, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Bellbird 22_H7C0899.jpg
  • The beautiful dawn chorus of bellbirds singing in harmony can still be heard on Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand.
    Bellbird 34_H7C0863.jpg
  • The takahe has a huge red bill, adapted for shearing vegetation, topped by a bold red shield.  Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand.
    Takahe 34_H7C1676.jpg
  • Red-crowned Parakeet, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand
    Red-crowned Parakeet 17_0002.jpg
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