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Ngā Manu Nature Reserve is a nature and wildlife reserve in Waikanae, New Zealand, on the Kāpiti Coast of the North Island. In addition to offering a sanctuary for native birds and other animals, the 14 hectares (35 acres) reserve preserves the largest remnant of coastal lowland swamp forest on the Kāpiti Coast. [1]
Kapiti Island (), sometimes written as Kāpiti Island, [1] is an island nature reserve located 5.6 km (3 mi) off the west coast of the lower North Island of New Zealand and within the Kāpiti Coast District. Parts of the island were previously farmed, but it is now a predator-free sanctuary for endemic birds, including many endangered birds.
It is also possibly one of the world's longest-living birds, with a reported lifespan of up to 100 years. [5] Adult males weigh around 1.5–3 kilograms (3.3–6.6 lb); the equivalent figure for females is 0.950–1.6 kilograms (2.09–3.53 lb). The anatomy of the kākāpō typifies the tendency of bird-evolution on oceanic islands.
Its strongholds are currently the offshore reserves of Kapiti Island, Codfish Island / Whenua Hou and Little Barrier Island. As of 2021, less than 50% of the kākā population was found on the mainland. [19] It is breeding rapidly in the mainland island sanctuary at Zealandia with over 800 birds banded since their reintroduction in 2002. [21]
In 2015, 20 kiwis were translocated from Kapiti Island to Anchor Island. As the smallest species of kiwi, the little spotted kiwi would be very vulnerable to the main kiwi predators like cats, dogs, and stoats, however it is now restricted to several off-shore island reserves (mainly Kapiti Island) which are mostly free of introduced predators ...
The Kāpiti Coast District (officially the Kapiti Coast District), is a local government district of the Wellington Region in the lower North Island of New Zealand, 50 km (31 mi) north of Wellington City. The district is named after Kapiti Island, a prominent island 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) offshore.
Stitchbird Male in typical 'tail cocked' stance Female Conservation status Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Notiomystidae Driskell et al., 2007 Genus: Notiomystis Richmond, 1908 Species: N. cincta Binomial name Notiomystis cincta (Du Bus, 1839) Islands and sanctuaries where stitchbirds ...
A 2022 study of New Zealand garden birds concluded that bellbird numbers are stable or locally increasing. [84] Known increases of bellbirds in some areas like Christchurch Port Hills, [44] Lake Rotoiti, [74] Craigieburns, [85] Kapiti Island or Tiritiri Matangi are related to the control of invasive mammalian species. [44] [76] [75]