Hunua Range / North Island Kokako
Wild
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Mapara Wildlife Management Reserve, Tiritiri Matangi, Waipapa,
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Capture Location: |
North Island,
New Zealand
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Not Located
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Not Located
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Not Located
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Not Located
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*Wild population contained single female.
*Song/behavioral differences between birds of different origins prevented success.
SOURCE POPULATION; Between August 2006 and April 2008, 26 kokako were released in the Hanua in four separate translocations. These came from 3 different source populations (in parenthesis), but all were relocated to Hanua ranges: 7 Aug 2006 (Mapara); 27 May 2007 (Tiritiri); 6 Oct 2007 (Waipapa); 16 Apr 2008 (Tiritiri Matangi).
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Amanda Spratt, Jessica Beltran, Jade McGill
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