Tui - Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
A tui feeding on the flower of an Australian waratah in a suburban garden in Hamilton, NZ. Prior to the European settlement of NZ, these were one of our most widespread and abundant bird species. Unfortunately, like many native bird species, they have declined in numbers as a result of habitat clearance and introduced predators and are now absent from some regions where they were once abundant. They have made a recent comeback in Hamilton as a result of effective landscape-scale predator control, enjoying a rich diversity of food resources in suburban gardens.
Tui - Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
A tui feeding on the flower of an Australian waratah in a suburban garden in Hamilton, NZ. Prior to the European settlement of NZ, these were one of our most widespread and abundant bird species. Unfortunately, like many native bird species, they have declined in numbers as a result of habitat clearance and introduced predators and are now absent from some regions where they were once abundant. They have made a recent comeback in Hamilton as a result of effective landscape-scale predator control, enjoying a rich diversity of food resources in suburban gardens.