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Monday 7 September 2020

New Zealand Fairy Tern



Common name, Scientific Name:
New zealand Fairy tern.

Status:
The New Zealand Fairy tern is at the risk of extension.

Physical description:
Top of the head is black, grey back and wings, white body and yellow beck.Fairy tern | New Zealand Birds Online

Habitat (Location):
These birds live on the Northern Peninsula.

Diet
The Nz Fairy Terns eat mostly fish, but they do eat snails and plant materials.

Reproduction cycle:
There are only about 12 breeding peers left in the world.

Conservation measures (what is being done to protect this species):
Nesting in a small scrape in the sand, these delicate sea birds are very vulnerable. Nest sites are roped off and signs erected to alert people to the area.

Future outlook:
If we can keep these creatures safe, breeding pears will be able to mate and make more Fairy tern birds.

Fun Facts
1.The New Zealand fairy tern numbers approximately 40 birds and less than 12 breeding pairs.

2. It is New Zealand's rarest breeding bird,

3.it is at considerable risk of extinction due to a variety of threats including introduced predators and human disturbance.

MORE FUN FACTS, These birds also nest in Whangarei and Auckland mainly on beaches and coastlines. New Zealand Fairy Tern is confined to Australia, New Zealand and New caledonia.

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