This episode is all about the South Island Kōkako - a New Zealand bird that may or may not still exist! Have a listen to find out where it might be, and what to look/listen for!
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References:
Milne, A., & Stocker, R. (2014). Evidence for the continued existence of the South Island kokako (Callaeas cinerea) drawn from reports collected between January 1990 and June 2012. Notornis, 61, 137-143.
Books / websites used for research:
A mini guide to the identification of New Zealand’s land birds - Andrew Crowe
Birdstories - Geoff Norman
Complete Book of New Zealand Birds - Readers Digest
Know your New Zealand birds - Murdoch Riley
New Zealand native birds of bush and countryside - Penguin books
The Birds Around Us - Geoff Moon
The Brilliance of Birds - Skye Wishart and Edin Whitehead