Thursday, 27 November 2008

Birds in New Zealand

Tomtit
The Tomtit is a small (13cm, 11g) bird with large head and a short bill. This bird has curiosity to strangers. So they approach strangers by flying or walking. In almost all cases, these birds are male.

Fantail
The fantails are a small bodied (11.5-21 cm long) birds with long tails; in some species the tail is longer than the body and in most the tail is longer than the wing. When you walk in a forest, this bird appears suddenly and flies around you to show off. You may feel dreamy when watching this bird’s flying.

Rifleman
The Rifleman is New Zealand's smallest endemic bird with fully grown adults reaching around 8 cm. This bird doesn’t often approach people, but you can watch it comparatively closely.

Bellbird
The bellbird is found throughout both the main islands of New Zealand apart from the north of the North Island. This bird sings like a bell in a church. So the bird has this name.

New Zealand Pigeon
The New Zealand Native Wood Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) or Kereru is a large bird at 18 inches (51 cm), It is the largest bird in New Zealand. This bird is a little bigger than usual pigeons. Therefore, it’s often eaten in the past.

4 comments:

moyon said...

Your explanation is so good. There are lots of pictures. I've never known that there are many kinds of birds in New Zealand.

maichi said...

Hi,Natsuki☆
Your blog is very good!
Used pictures is very nice!
If I go to New Zealand,I want to watch a lot of birds.

mayuko said...

I don't know well about birds in New Zealand, so pictures helps me to imagine. I want to bird watch and see beautiful view.

mew said...

There are many birds in New Zealand!! I learned New Zealand has beautiful nature, so there are so many birds. That is wonderful.