New Zealand's unique flightless nocturnal birds, like the kiwi and kakapo, showcase the country’s rich biodiversity.
From the Galapagos Islands to New Zealand, species of birds that exist today model characteristics of their ancestors that provide clues to the environmental forces that shaped their evolution.
New Zealand was the land of birds and lizards. Our natives evolved weird and wacky but truly wonderful. Many of our birds are ground nesters, poor fliers, or can’t even fly at all. So when ...
Our new research tracks how bird life responded to these changes – in particular how exotic species took advantage of the ...