New research has confirmed that moa, New Zealand’s giant, flightless birds, went extinct within ... critical lessons for ...

"New Zealand is known as the land of birds – but sadly we’re also the land of endangered birds. More than 80% of New Zealand’s bird species are threatened with or at risk of extinction ...

Some birds have the most peculiar calls. Learn about the kākāpō parrot and the booming sound it makes during mating season.

Department of Conservation kākāriki karaka operations manager Wayne Beggs told Morning Report the birds have been declared ...

There are 126 species of birds, including 40 seabirds ... and significance of the (formerly endangered) southern right whale population in the waters surrounding the Campbell and Auckland islands. The ...

The Magenta petrel, also known as the Chatham Island tāiko, is a petrel endemic to New Zealand's Chatham Island, with a population estimated at fewer than 150 birds. One of the world's most endangered ...

When pairs reunite at the nest after one has been away fishing, they greet each other with a piercing cry that Thor Elley, an endangered ... one of New Zealand’s favorite endemic birds is ...