Zealand bird. The amazing world of New Zealand (birds). Chatham black flycatcher

You can only fall in love with charming small towns such as Queenstown, the mythical stone cliffs and caves of Castle Hill, the fjords and sounds of the South with the amazing Mithra peak in Milford Sound and the thousand-year-old volcanic formations on the Tongariro massif, but also in charismatic New Zealanders. Because it seems that her lifestyle has a particular speed - at least a little more comfortable than ours. Perhaps the New Zealand world is also explained by the fact that in large cities there is no hour-time, little traffic and much more animals than people.

On the two islands, there are only 17 inhabitants per square kilometer. Residents, of which only 1 million live on a larger South Island. Here, large parts of the country are uninhabited, which certainly contributes to the great attractiveness of New Zealand.

Chatham black flycatcher

The national and heraldic animal is truly unique: not only geographically, but also with a shapeless form, coat-like plumage and its flight incapacity. The night bird is infallible - unfortunately, it is rarely found in the wild, as kiwi stocks have been destroyed in the last few centuries. Until the first immigrants brought cats, dogs, opossums and weasels to the country, the kiwi practically had no natural enemies. Locals appreciate the small sympathizing person - they even call themselves Kiwi.

Parrot in the snow: kea

Not only kiwi are unique. Kea - a parrot, which stands out a special curiosity. The bird living in the alpine region of the South Island is known for its “research” of all kinds of objects that remain unattended. In addition, birds with olive-green plumage usually enjoy the theft of objects from their place of origin.

Often, to the irritation of tourists - the locals are often not so, because they know about the playfulness and inclinations of the Kevs too well and care accordingly. When everything is “eloquent”, it is worth seeing the colorful and fun activities of birds. Beyond New Zealand, locals and travelers can fill out dozens of books and raves within hours.

Since there were no land mammals in New Zealand, birds could have spread in their respective ecological niches. For example, some species of birds transferred their habitat to the land, where they search for their food and build their nests, and therefore no longer need to fly. Not having to blow themselves up, some species have gained weight and are currently among the largest and heaviest of all their relatives. Probably the most famous flightless species, the kiwi, are described on a separate page.

On this page are some other species. Supposedly, they once lived in wetlands, but then retreated into the forests and bushes where they abandoned their flight. They are up to 50 cm high and weigh 1 kg. However, the eyelids themselves are considered endangered. One subspecies, North Island Century, is located on the North Island locally. There is a third, slightly smaller subspecies on the small islands around Stewart Island and in a protected area near the Gulf of the Peninsula: View-Ave Island. The fourth subspecies also lived on the South Island, but today it is found only on the islands of Chatham and Pitt.

They are very curious, and they also visit pedestrian huts, camping and parking, where they like to steal food and objects - they are considered New Zealand magpies. Maori and Pakeha hunted for their meat and fat before; on the South Island, Maori also used their skin and plumage to create or decorate cloaks. Today, cats, dogs and petting are the biggest threat, so birds disappear from certain areas.

Even poisonous traps that are actually placed against possums can pose a threat if they are positioned so that the eyelids can reach them. Fifty years before, not a single animal was found. Birds grow up to 50 cm in height and are easily recognizable for their blue-green plumage and red beak. Takahi feed on grass shoots, grasses and ferns found in meadows of meadows and small southern beech forests. Like other types of birds, Takayesh had barely natural enemies. Therefore, the wings were formed back with them, so they lost their flight abilities.

Their heavy weight up to 3 kg also contributes to the preservation of animals on earth. Although they are quite old at the age of 20, they grow only from one to two cubs each year, of which only a small part survive in the first winter. As is known from fossils and bones, Takaeh spread throughout New Zealand, although a separate species probably lived on the North Island. However, by the time Maori arrived, they were rare. To this day, the Murchison Mountains are a protected region, where such girls are mostly not endangered.

There are also small groups on Maude Island in Marlborough Gardens, Mana Island and Kapiti Iceland off the west coast of the North Island north of Wellington and Tirithi Matangi Iceland in Hauraki Bay. In captivity, Takai can be seen at the Te Anau Wildlife Center and the National Wildlife Center on Bruce Mountain near Masterton.

According to the current state of science, there were 10 species of ostrich-like moas, the largest of which could grow to more than 3, 50 m; These are probably the most spring animals that have ever lived. All species had a small head and strong legs. From these analyzes it can also be shown that the number of Moa species was greater than previously thought. Moas lived on both islands, but, unfortunately, we no longer have the opportunity to see them: they were probably destroyed over the course of a century by intense hunting.

They were hunted for their flesh, feathers and bones, but their eggs were also looking for Maori as food. In addition, their habitat is increasingly limited to slash-burning. At least some bird skeletons can be found in several museums around the country, such as the Otago Museum in Dunedin, the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch, or the Auckland Museum.

Noble savages have always taken only as much as they really need. In addition, they lived in harmony with nature and never had a negative impact on nature. This transformation of indigenous peoples is fundamentally wrong. Just as the Indians left traces of extermination when they surfaced in America, they also became victims of the Mamut of a growing population of hunters. If hunters reproduce faster than prey, it will not take long. Anyone who doubted that a Maori immigrant destroyed Moas belongs to those people who like to have a problem.

The bird could only walk and was probably too tasty. The extinction period is too short to create any chance of survival through behavioral changes. Ecological groups are so happy to build a contrast between supposedly “natural peoples” living in complete harmony with the environment and an evil civilization.

But, obviously, the Polynesians of the century were neither better nor worse than humans than we are today in terms of how to deal with nature. Well, most people do not know that the Great Plains in North America are also the result of human activities. The question is not whether people make culture of error or not. Of course, the culture of hunters and gatherers is no different from us. The only question is: can we learn from mistakes or not?

Homo European culture prefers to live according to the motto of the Bible. Be fruitful and multiply and make the earth subject to you and after us by the flood. Thus, the aforementioned mr. Before the first people settled in New Zealand, the island was certainly an extremely noisy place. Large parts of lush local shrubs support an incredible variety of bird species. In the course of evolution, wings became unnecessary for some birds, since there were no natural predators before which they had to fly.

As a result, some of the New Zealand birds completely stopped flying, for example, for example, the kakapo parrot, kiwi, takae, or the largest bird in the world, the moa. When Maori and Europeans settled in New Zealand, they not only pursued a variety of birds, but also brought predators to the islands, such as rats or other rodents, which completely disturbed the balance of nature. This fact and the loss of natural habitat have led to the fact that almost the entire population of birds, including Moa, Khuya, Kakapo and Takahe, is threatened with extinction or even become extinct.

On the two islands, there are only 17 inhabitants per square kilometer. Residents, of which only 1 million live on a larger South Island. Here, large parts of the country are uninhabited, which certainly contributes to the great attractiveness of New Zealand.

Chatham black flycatcher

The national and heraldic animal is truly unique: not only geographically, but also with a shapeless form, coat-like plumage and its flight incapacity. The night bird is infallible - unfortunately, it is rarely found in the wild, as kiwi stocks have been destroyed in the last few centuries. Until the first immigrants brought cats, dogs, opossums and weasels to the country, the kiwi practically had no natural enemies. Locals appreciate the small sympathizing person - they even call themselves Kiwi.

Parrot in the snow: kea

Not only kiwi are unique. Kea - a parrot, which stands out a special curiosity. The bird living in the alpine region of the South Island is known for its “research” of all kinds of objects that remain unattended. In addition, birds with olive-green plumage usually enjoy the theft of objects from their place of origin.

Often, to the irritation of tourists - the locals are often not so, because they know about the playfulness and inclinations of the Kevs too well and care accordingly. When everything is “eloquent”, it is worth seeing the colorful and fun activities of birds. Beyond New Zealand, locals and travelers can fill out dozens of books and raves within hours.

Since there were no land mammals in New Zealand, birds could have spread in their respective ecological niches. For example, some species of birds transferred their habitat to the land, where they search for their food and build their nests, and therefore no longer need to fly. Not having to blow themselves up, some species have gained weight and are currently among the largest and heaviest of all their relatives. Probably the most famous flightless species, the kiwi, are described on a separate page.

On this page are some other species. Supposedly, they once lived in wetlands, but then retreated into the forests and bushes where they abandoned their flight. They are up to 50 cm high and weigh 1 kg. However, the eyelids themselves are considered endangered. One subspecies, North Island Century, is located on the North Island locally. There is a third, slightly smaller subspecies on the small islands around Stewart Island and in a protected area near the Gulf of the Peninsula: View-Ave Island. The fourth subspecies also lived on the South Island, but today it is found only on the islands of Chatham and Pitt.

There are also small groups on Maude Island in Marlborough Gardens, Mana Island and Kapiti Iceland off the west coast of the North Island north of Wellington and Tirithi Matangi Iceland in Hauraki Bay. In captivity, Takai can be seen at the Te Anau Wildlife Center and the National Wildlife Center on Bruce Mountain near Masterton.

According to the current state of science, there were 10 species of ostrich-like moas, the largest of which could grow to more than 3, 50 m; These are probably the most spring animals that have ever lived. All species had a small head and strong legs. From these analyzes it can also be shown that the number of Moa species was greater than previously thought. Moas lived on both islands, but, unfortunately, we no longer have the opportunity to see them: they were probably destroyed over the course of a century by intense hunting.

They were hunted for their flesh, feathers and bones, but their eggs were also looking for Maori as food. In addition, their habitat is increasingly limited to slash-burning. At least some bird skeletons can be found in several museums around the country, such as the Otago Museum in Dunedin, the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch, or the Auckland Museum.

Noble savages have always taken only as much as they really need. In addition, they lived in harmony with nature and never had a negative impact on nature. This transformation of indigenous peoples is fundamentally wrong. Just as the Indians left traces of extermination when they surfaced in America, they also became victims of the Mamut of a growing population of hunters. If hunters reproduce faster than prey, it will not take long. Anyone who doubted that a Maori immigrant destroyed Moas belongs to those people who like to have a problem.