Costs of migration, in terms of time, energy, and mortality risk, have a strong theoretical and
empirical foundation in the study of birds. We expect these costs to be most severe for …

The avifauna of New Zealand has been severely depleted since human colonisation and
currently contains a disproportionately high number of threatened species. Of the 23 …

Research is currently being undertaken on longevity, survival to breeding age, and natal
dispersal. Further data on these aspects are required to assist in modeling trends in the …

Wetland birds on 11 rivers of the Upper Waitaki Basin, South Island, New Zealand were
surveyed annually between 1991-1994. Diversiry, minimum abundance and density of birds …

This report reviews current knowledge and collates information on the important regions,
habitats and sites used by seven endemic shorebird species in New Zealand: New Zealand …

The distinguishing feature of braided rivers is that they have, over at least some part of their
length, multiple, mobile channels that flow across a gravel floodplain. Braided rivers occur …

ABSTRACT The endemic New Zealand Shore Plover (Thinornis novaeseelandiae) is
confined to a small population on Rangatira (South East Island) in the Chatham Islands …

We evaluated willow removal as a technique for enhancing habitat for birds of braided rivers
by monitoring five bird species at three sites in the Mackenzie Basin, New Zealand, from …

In New Zealand, intensive, site-based conservation management of bird species is often
focused on controlling threats from invasive species at a local scale. Such management may …

New Zealand's coast supports up to 166,000 northern hemisphere breeding waders,
including internationally important populations of Bar-tailed Godwit and Red Knot, during the …