This is a link to an article a couple of days ago in a NZ newspaper about what’s going on with NZSPs. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-star-times/features/5675510/The-Jesus-bird-returns Another summer to try and find where they breed…… cheers
Rob Morris
Brisbane, Australia
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John’s observation is spot-on. Given that the interviews were conducted over the phone, by a journalist and not a birder, the article is unbelievably accurate!! Sav Saville Wrybill Birding Tours, NZ http://www.wrybill-tours.com “Great Birds, Real Birders”
Quoting John Leonard:
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Hi all,
For those who are interested: I posted the abstract of the actual paper on the SOSSA website a while ago:
http://www.sossa-international.org/forum/showthread.php?75-Fregetta-maoriana&p=169#post169
Robertson BC, Stephenson BM, Goldstien SJ (2011) When rediscovery is not enough: Taxonomic uncertainty hinders conservation of a critically endangered bird. Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2011 Aug 9. [Epub ahead of print]
Cheers,
Nikolas
What’s extraordinary about this, apart from the actual NZSP thing, is how informative and well-written the story is. Perhaps they have better newspapers in NZ.
John Leonard