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Red-fronted and Malherbe's Parakeet

The parakeets are breeding on Motutapu Island! The parakeets are breeding on Motutapu Island!. Hello all: in my previous post I commented on how excited I was about heading into the field for the 2009-2010 breeding season of the red-fronted parakeets. Well, during the latest trip I was pleasantly ...
Green bundles of magic: the breeding season is upon us
Friday, 27 Nov, 2009 – 12:33
Green bundles of magic: the breeding season is upon us. A friend of mine and kind sponsor of our project refers to the parakeets as “green bundles of magic” and I always think about this name when Im heading to the field. This morning I’m ...
The parakeets are back on the volcano! The parakeets are back on the volcano!. preening Last year I had the opportunity to visit a remote volcanic island halfway between New Zealand and Tonga: Raoul Island or Rangitahua. The purpose of the visit was to determine whether or not the Kermadec ...
Breeding Disease Ecology
Monday, 23 Nov, 2009 – 21:56
Breeding Disease Ecology. My current project: Breeding and disease ecology of New Zealand endemic parrots: Red-fronted Parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae) and Malherbe’s Parakeet (C. malherbi)

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