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Stitchbird, Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand

Only 17 of 37 stitchbirds survived the first transfer from Little Barrier Island to Tiritiri Matangi in 1995. The next year, only 2 of 13 stitchbirds survived the second transfer. Since this slow start, the stitchbird population on Tiritiri Matangi Island has grown well, jumping to 109 adult birds in 2003.

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Filename: Stitchbird 14_H7C1625.jpg
Copyright: Kimball Chen
Image Size: 4589x3059 / 9.2MB; Stitchbird Notiomystis cincta Hihi Tiritiri Matangi endemic bird forest canopy New Zealand vulnerable

Only 17 of 37 stitchbirds survived the first transfer from Little Barrier Island to Tiritiri Matangi in 1995. The next year, only 2 of 13 stitchbirds survived the second transfer. Since this slow start, the stitchbird population on Tiritiri Matangi Island has grown well, jumping to 109 adult birds in 2003.