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Kokako (Callaeas cinerea) in the Hunua Range, Auckland, 1992-1994

  • Publication Type

    Journal Article

  • Publication Year

    1995

  • Author(s)

    B.S. Greene

  • Journal Name

    Notornis

  • Volume, Issue

    42, 1

  • Pagination

    11-16

  • Article Type

    Paper

  • DOI

    https://doi.org/10.63172/241291ehckox

Keywords

Auckland; Callaeas cinerea; Hunua Range; kokako; population survey


Kokako (Callaeas cinerea) in the Hunua Range, Auckland, 1992-1994

Notornis, 42 (1), 11-16

B.S. Greene (1995)

Article Type: Paper

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Five surveys for the North Island kokako were carried out in the Hunua Range, Auckland between October 1992 and March 1994. Twenty six-28 kokako were recorded, including 3 possibly 4 pairs. Results suggest that there has been a decline in kokako numbers since the previous survey in 1986-1988. All kokako were recorded in tawa-podocarp forest. The birds ranged in altitude between 320 m and 640 m. Birds were distributed in the following catchments: Mangatangi (13 birds), Mangatawhiri (12 birds), Orere (2 birds), Tapapakanga (1 bird). Nearly all records (65%) were of birds heard rather than seen. Two pairs were seen.