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

New research has confirmed that moa, New Zealand’s giant, flightless birds, went extinct within ... critical lessons for protecting today’s endangered species. Dr. Damien Fordham, co-author ...

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

"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 ...

The parakeet was once common across New Zealand but is now considered the ... accompanied the 34 birds as they were flown by helicopter to Pukenui. The Ngāi Tahu consider kākāriki karaka ...

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 ...