Nz Native Birds. When people arrived in New Zealand they introduced predators like stoats rats cats and possums which prey on our native birds by eating adult birds chicks and eggs. The New Zealand Bellbird Korimako is well known for its bell like song and beautiful dawn chorus.
Many people consider them the most important bird in NZ because Since the demise of the Moa and Huia the Kereru is the only New Zealand bird capable of ingesting the large fruit and berries of over 70 New Zealand native trees and dispersing their seed. But conservation is complicated says Parker whos been involved in moving native birds to and from Aotearoas island sanctuaries for more than 25 years. Introduced brought here by humans.
That they naturally occur and breed in New Zealand opposed to being deliberately or accidentally introduced.
These species-specific programmes protect our native wildlife. New Zealand is an important world resource for seabirds and is fortunate in having many unique species of forest birds. They evolved in isolation for millions of years without any land-based mammalian predators. Korimakobellbirds and tūī enjoy a sugary diet of nectar and fruit for most of the year.