New Zealand falcon
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The New Zealand falcon is New Zealand's only falcon, and one of only four living native and two endemic birds of prey. It is frequently mistaken for the larger and more common swamp harrier. It is the
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New Zealand falcon (adult and young) from Buller's Birds of New Zealand, 1888
Falco novaeseelandiae eggs in the collection of Auckland Museum
Electrocuted New Zealand falcon found at Glenorchy
Bird of the Year
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Bird of the Year is an annual election-based competition run by the New Zealand conservation organisation Forest & Bird to elect a New Zealand native "Bird of the Year". The competition is intended to
New Zealand falcon
…Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System the falcon is stable at Threatened, with conservation research needed. The kārearea was voted Bird of the Year winner in the annual Forest & Bird competition in 2012 and again in 2025. The New Zealand falcon was formally described in 1788 by the German naturalist…
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