Innovative advances in DNA sequencing are making it possible to revive extinct bird species like the dodo, great auk, ...

Using mitogenome data from nearly all living and recently extinct New Zealand mainland bird species, researchers discovered many species associated with grass and shrubland, like pīhoihoi ...

Ah, the thrill of the chase! Spotting an elusive bird is a birder's dream. These feathered phantoms can be tricky to find, ...

Moa were large, flightless birds that wore magnificent cloaks of feathers and lived in New Zealand until about five hundred years ago. There were nine species of these extinct birds and they belonged ...

Their longevity provides clues to understanding invertebrate lifespans. The kakapo, a flightless parrot from New Zealand, can live up to 90 years. With few natural predators and an abundant diet, ...

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The long-billed wren has the distinction of being New Zealand’s rarest fossil bird, its existence known from the remains of only six individuals. Lyall’s wren, the fourth of the flightless quartet and ...

A once-thought extinct native bird is now beating the odds, with a further release of 18 birds into the Rees Valley near ...

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Their longevity provides clues to understanding invertebrate lifespans. The kakapo, a flightless parrot from New Zealand, can live up to 90 years. With few natural predators and an abundant diet, ...