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Economic history of New Zealand; Political history of New Zealand; Independence of New Zealand; First voyage of James Cook; New Zealand Wars; Timeline of New Zealand's links with Antarctica; List of years in New Zealand
BirdLife International has defined the following Endemic Bird Areas in New Zealand: . Auckland Islands; Chatham Islands; North Island; South Island; The following are classified as secondary areas, i.e. they have at least one restricted-range bird species, but do not meet the criteria for Endemic Bird Areas:
This is the list of the birds of New Zealand. The common name of the bird in New Zealand English is given first, and its Māori-language name, if different, is also noted. The North Island and South Island are the two largest islands of New Zealand. Stewart Island is the largest of the smaller islands.
The taxonomic treatment [3] (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) used in the accompanying bird lists adheres to the conventions of the AOS's (2019) Check-list of North American Birds, the recognized scientific authority on the taxonomy and nomenclature of North America birds.
In practice, the largest areas for which the term is in common use are countries and geographical regions. An Endemic Bird Area (EBA), a term devised by BirdLife International , is a geographical (rather than political) region of the world that contains two or more restricted-range (of no more than 50,000 km 2 ) species, while a "secondary area ...
New Zealand's forest ecosystems for example are being considered as the second most endangered of the world, with only 7% of the natural habitat remaining. [12] A male brown kiwi. Eighty per cent of New Zealand's biota is endemic. New Zealand's biodiversity exhibits high levels of endemism, both in its flora and fauna.
Recent trials of a new design of self-resetting stoat traps for remote areas have been encouraging. [10] "Mainland Islands", protected areas on the mainland of New Zealand that employ intensive control of introduced pests, [11] have stoat trapping on their perimeter. Predator-proof fences, using fine wire-mesh netting, are used to keep stoats ...
The kauri of North Island were the largest trees in New Zealand, but were extensively logged and are much less common today. Many species of southern bull kelp are found in New Zealand. The history, climate and geology of New Zealand have created a great deal of diversity in New Zealand's vegetation types.