The bird community of Kaitoke wetland, Great Barrier lsland The bird community of Kaitoke wetlandGreat Barrier Island
Notornis,2003,Vol.50:201-209 0029-4470O The Ornithological Society of New Zealand,Inc.2003 The bird community of Kaitoke wetland, Great Barrier lsland SANDRA H. ANDERSON and JOHN OGDEN
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A quantitative survey of the bird community of Kaitoke wetland, Great Barrier Is., New Zealand between May 1998 and July 2000 using 5-minute counts recorded 33 species, most of which occurred in less than 10% of counts. The commonest species were North Island fernbud (Bowdleria punctata), fantail(Rhipidura fuliginosa), silvereye (Zosterops lateralis), grey warbler (Geygone igata), welcome swallow (Hirundo neoxena) and (collectively) the exotic finches.
Native wetland species also recorded were spotless crake (Porzana tabuensis), banded rail (Rallus phillipensis), Australasian bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus), pukeko (Porphyrio melanotus) and Australasian harrier (Circus approximans).
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