A large dark honeyeater with a decurved black bill, dark brown eyes, black legs and feet, and black head, underparts, wings and tail showing iridescent blue-green on the head and wings. The upper back and flanks are brown with a bronze sheen, the nape and sides of the neck have filamentous white feathers, and there are two curled white feather tufts on the throat.| www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz
Between November 2023 and March 2024, Natural History curator Colin Miskelly is walking the length of Aotearoa New Zealand on Te Araroa Trail – counting every bird seen or heard along the way. In t…| Te Papa’s Blog
In this thirteenth blog in the series, Colin describes birds encountered while crossing Cook Strait | Raukawa Moana and then walking through the Marlborough Sounds to Havelock.| Te Papa’s Blog
In this 12th blog in the series, Natural History curator Colin Miskelly describes birds encountered while walking from Palmerston North to Wellington via the Tararua Range.| Te Papa’s Blog
Natural History curator Colin Miskelly describes birds encountered on the short, largely agricultural section of Te Araroa Trail between Whanganui and Palmerston North.| Te Papa’s Blog
Between November 2023 and March 2024, Natural History curator Colin Miskelly is walking the length of Aotearoa New Zealand on Te Araroa Trail – counting every bird seen or heard along the way. In t…| Te Papa’s Blog
Between November 2023 and March 2024, Natural History curator Colin Miskelly is walking the length of Aotearoa New Zealand on Te Araroa Trail – counting every bird seen or heard along the way. In t…| Te Papa’s Blog
Between November 2023 and March 2024, Natural History curator Colin Miskelly is walking the length of Aotearoa New Zealand on Te Araroa Trail – counting every bird seen or heard along the way. In t…| Te Papa’s Blog