Colin Miskelly
Ornithologist Colin Miskelly walking the length of Aotearoa
Te Papa curator and ornithologist Colin Miskelly is heading out of the museum and walking the length of Aotearoa to document and count every single bird he sees and hears along the way! Audio
Morning Report birdcall helped uncover storm petrel colony
The grey-backed storm petrel, one of New Zealand's smallest seabirds, are found around the Southern Ocean in sub-antantarctic waters.
While they tend to stay close to colonies after breeding, there… Audio
Hopes to restablish South Island tīeke on the mainland
It is hoped the release of South Island tīeke into a wildlife sanctuary in Nelson will re-establish the birds permanently on the mainland.
The rare wattlebirds are the first species to be… Audio
Researchers find which birds will thrive in predator free nz
Researchers have concluded the sparrow-sized South Island Robin, or Toutouwai, is among a handful of birds endemic to New Zealand that will thrive if we one day become predator-free.
They know this… Audio
Moa remains get greater protection under proposal to stop sales
Moa bones are expected to get greater protection under new proposals announced today. The government is proposing to create regulations under the Wildlife Act to ban the sale of moa bones and other… Video, Audio
Birds of the Auckland Islands - Colin Miskelly: Lost Gold
Snipeologist, Te Papa ornithologist, founder of bird identification website nzbirdsonline and identifier of Happy Feet Colin Miskelly tells Kathryn Ryan why birds have been taking his fancy for over… Audio, Gallery
Winner and losers - native birds in a pest-free sanctuary
Twenty-five years of bird counts have revealed an unexpected consequence to the creation of the predator-free Zealandia Sanctuary. Audio
Winner and losers - native birds in a pest-free sanctuary
Twenty-five years of bird counts have revealed an unexpected consequence to the creation of the predator-free Zealandia Sanctuary.
AudioOur Changing World for 20 September 2018
For Conservation Week, the Friends of Taputeranga Marine Reserve celebrate their 10th anniversary by helping with Wellington's annual south coast clean-up, and how native bird numbers in Zealandia… Audio
Name that species
If you discover a new species, say a new bird or a mollusc, how do you go about finding a decent name for it that nobody's ever used before?! Te Papa vertebrate curator Dr Colin Miskelly has been… Audio
The Dusky Woodswallow - Colin Miskelly
Last year's sighting of the starling-sized bird by two Japanese birdspotters has just been confirmed by a panel in New Zealand - making it the country's newest bird species. We talk to the panel's… Audio
Mystery of the Whalebirds
Te Papa scientists examine specimens of prions to find out why 300,000 were beach-wrecked during a massive storm in 2011 Audio
NZ Birds Online
The NZ Birds Online website has information, photos and calls for 457 bird species Audio
Our Changing World - NZ Birds Online
New Zealand's a land of birds - and there's now a website that's the ultimate one-stop shop for everything you ever wanted to know about them. Alison Ballance is off to find out more. Audio
Buller's Birds
A new edition brings together JG Keulemans' bird paintings which appeared in the original Buller's Birds Audio
Posture of skeleton of famous racehorse being fixed
The skeleton of Australasia's most famous racehorse, Phar Lap, is having its posture corrected. A taxidermist who wasn't an expert in horse anatomy mounted the skeleton after the horse died in 1932… Audio
Bird named Coenocorypha Aucklandica Perseverance
The first new native bird to be discovered in more than 50 years has finally been given its official name - and it's a bit of a mouthful. Audio
Possum drops
Wellington is experiencing a remarkable resurgence in its urban native bird population. And figures just out, from Landcare Research, offer a clue to one of the possible reasons for this - a dramatic… Audio
The little owl
The hills of the Wairarapa could soon be resounding with the distinctive hoot of a new arrival, amid reports that a migrant from the Mainland has taken up residence in Masterton. Audio
Threatened Bird List
DOC's Colin Miskelly and Graeme Taylor explain the latest update on New Zealand's threatened birds. Audio
