New Zealand Rock Wren (8 images)
Of the seven species of wren in New Zealand, only two survive: the New Zealand Rock Wren, and their bush counterparts, the Rifleman.
Rock Wren are the only true alpine birds in New Zealand, spending all their lives in rocks and scrub above the bush line.
It is a vulnerable and threatened species, just one classification shy of becoming endangered. A study in Fiordland's Murchison Mountains showed their population almost halved over the twenty years between 1985 and...
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Rock Wren are the only true alpine birds in New Zealand, spending all their lives in rocks and scrub above the bush line.
It is a vulnerable and threatened species, just one classification shy of becoming endangered. A study in Fiordland's Murchison Mountains showed their population almost halved over the twenty years between 1985 and...
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New Zealand Rock Wren, Fiordland
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New Zealand Rock Wren, Fiordland
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New Zealand Rock Wren, Fiordland
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New Zealand Rock Wren, Fiordland
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New Zealand Rock Wren, Fiordland
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New Zealand Rock Wren, Fiordland
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New Zealand Rock Wren, Fiordland
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New Zealand Rock Wren, Fiordland