The Kaki is now the rarest wading bird in the world and lives in just one river system, in the South Island’s Mackenzie Basin.
Bird of the Sea: The NZ Storm Petrel
Thought to be extinct since 1850, this tiny Storm Petrel – just the size of a sparrow – turned up near the Coromandel Peninsula in 2003.
Bird of the Bush: The SI Saddleback
The Tieke was the first bird in the world to be brought back from the brink of extinction by direct human intervention. It is now only present on offshore islands.
