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The birds of New Zealand evolved into an avifauna that included a large number of endemic species found in no other country. As an island archipelago New Zealand accumulated bird diversity and when Captain James Cook arrived in the 1770s he noted that the bird song was deafening. The mix includes species with unusual biology such as the kakapo which is the world's only flightless, nocturnal parrot which also exhibits competitive display breeding using leks.

New Zealand’s weird and wonderful wildlife! New Zealand was an island free of land mammals before us pesky humans arrived. In turn, this means a few unusual species of animals and birds evolved that that are well worth looking out for while backpacking in New Zealand. That’s why we’ve put this quick list together of some of the animals and birds unique to New Zealand. From the alpine parrots to living dinosaurs, there are quite a few surprises to be found on land. One of the rarest birds in New Zealand, the hihi (or stitchbird) now extinct from mainland New Zealand. They are only naturally found on Little Barrier Island off the coast of Auckland, but have been successfully reintroduced to some of the North Island’s off-shore islands. A fun fact about the hihi is that it’s the only bird in the world known to sometimes mate face to face!

Land birds are those that do not spend time at sea or near lakes, rivers and estuaries. Until recently New Zealand had 91 species of land bird, many of them found nowhere else. Forty of these are now extinct. Some of the land birds are weird or unusual. The kākāpō, the world’s biggest parrot, climbs trees but cannot fly. The kiwi is also flightless, and some native ducks hardly ever swim. How New Zealand’s land birds evolved. Eighty-five million years ago New Zealand split away from the supercontinent of Gondwana. It is not known whether any bird species survived from that time.

New Zealand: Geographical and historical treatment of New Zealand, including maps and statistics as well as a survey of its people, economy, and government. New Zealand is a land of great contrasts and diversity. Active volcanoes, spectacular caves, deep glacier lakes, verdant valleys, dazzling fjords, long sandy beaches, and the spectacular snowcapped peaks of the Southern Alps on the South Island-all contribute to New Zealand’s scenic beauty. New Zealand also has a unique array of vegetation and animal life, much of which developed during the country’s prolonged isolation. These mountains were slowly worn down by erosion, and the sea transgressed, eventually covering almost all of the land. At the end of the Oligocene Epoch (about 23 million years ago), the Kaikoura Orogeny began, raising land above the sea again, including the Southern Alps of the South Island.

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New Zealand has no native land mammals (apart from some rare bats) so birds, fish and sea mammals were important sources of protein. Māori cultivated food plants which they had brought with them from Polynesia, including sweet potatoes (called kūmara), taro, gourds, and yams. They also cultivated the cabbage tree, a plant endemic to New Zealand, and exploited wild foods such as fern root, which provided a starchy paste.

Since New Zealand drifted away from the super-continent, a unique flora and fauna has evolved, leaving a land full of interesting plants and creatures. Find out how you can experience New Zealand's wildlife when you visit. Since New Zealand drifted away from the super-continent, a unique flora and fauna has evolved, leaving a land full of interesting plants and creatures. Rare native wildlife, Fiordland. By Destination Fiordland.

New Zealand is a land of volcanoes. Most of them are sleeping, but some are active and you can see steam and smoke coming from them! The largest and most active volcano is the White Island Volcano. In the south-west of the South Island, where land and sea meet, is one of the most beautiful places in the world – Milford Sound. No wonder Rudyard Kipling called it ‘the eight wonder of the world’. This is a place of breath-taking views, hundreds of waterfalls and fairy-tale wildlife. It’s also a place where seals, dolphins and penguins are frequent guests. The isolation of New Zealand from other lands allowed the survival of animals and plants from the time of the dinosaurs. Ancient tree ferns, plants that produce spores rather than seeds, and primitive relatives of pine trees still grow in the forest. The oldest tree in New Zealand is Tane Mahuta. It’s a Maori name which means ‘Lord of the Forest’.

The field guide to the birds of New Zealand. Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic birds. Vol. 7, boatbill to starlings. Oxford University Press, Melbourne. Hooson, . Jamieson, . The distribution and current status of New Zealand Saddleback Philesturnus carunculatus. Bird Conservation International 13: 79-95. Island releases of saddlebacks Philesturnus carunculatus in New Zealand. Biological Conservation 77: 151-157.