Centre: The curious wrybill, the only bird in the
world with a sideways turning beak, breeds in the braided river beds of the South Island's east coast. The proposed Ashley Riverbed Reserve should go some way towards securing the future for this declining species.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 18, Issue 3, 1 August 1987, Unnumbered Page
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44Centre: The curious wrybill, the only bird in the world with a sideways turning beak, breeds in the braided river beds of the South Island's east coast. The proposed Ashley Riverbed Reserve should go some way towards securing the future for this declining species. Forest and Bird, Volume 18, Issue 3, 1 August 1987, Unnumbered Page
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