A North Island kokako chick on a nest on Kapiti Island Nature Reserve, off the lower North Island coast. Eight, possibly nine, pairs are now breeding on Kapiti: they have been released since 1995 from various remnant mainland populations. The 2000-2001 breeding season was the most productive to date, with at least six chicks fledging. Kokako raise one, sometimes two chicks and can produce two clutches in ideal conditions. Despite another good season last year, the Kapiti population is not yet considered self-sustaining, and is still being monitored closely.
DAVE HANSFORD
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Forest and Bird, Issue 308, 1 May 2003, Page 12
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91A North Island kokako chick on a nest on Kapiti Island Nature Reserve, off the lower North Island coast. Eight, possibly nine, pairs are now breeding on Kapiti: they have been released since 1995 from various remnant mainland populations. The 2000-2001 breeding season was the most productive to date, with at least six chicks fledging. Kokako raise one, sometimes two chicks and can produce two clutches in ideal conditions. Despite another good season last year, the Kapiti population is not yet considered self-sustaining, and is still being monitored closely. DAVE HANSFORD Forest and Bird, Issue 308, 1 May 2003, Page 12
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