Birds in New Zealand

Note: Apart from a some remarks the text originates from wikipedia.org resp. dbpedia.org.

About New Zealand

A short impression about New Zealand:

New Zealand (/njuːˈzilənd/ new-ZEE-lənd, Māori: Aotearoa [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The country geographically comprises two main landmasses – that of the North Island, or Te Ika-a-Māui, and the South Island, or Te Waipounamu – and numerous smaller islands. New Zealand is situated some 1,500 kilometres (900 mi) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly 1,000 kilometres (600 mi) south of the Pacific island areas of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. Because of its remoteness, it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans. During its long isolation, New Zealand developed a distinctive biodiversity of animal, fungal and plant life. The country's varied topography and its sharp mountain peaks, such as the Southern Alps, owe much to the tectonic uplift of land and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, while its most populous city is Auckland.Polynesians settled New Zealand in 1250–1300 CE and developed a distinctive Māori culture. Abel Tasman, a Dutch explorer, was the first European to sight New Zealand in 1642. In 1840, representatives of the British Crown and Māori Chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi, making New Zealand a British colony. Today, the majority of New Zealand's population of 4.5 million is of European descent; the indigenous Māori are the largest minority, followed by Asians and Pacific Islanders. Reflecting this, New Zealand's culture is mainly derived from Māori and early British settlers, with recent broadening arising from increased immigration. The official languages are English, Māori and New Zealand Sign Language, with English predominant. New Zealand is a developed country with a market economy that is dominated by the exports of dairy products, meat and wine, along with tourism. New Zealand is a high-income economy and ranks highly in international comparisons of national performance, such as health, education, economic freedom and quality of life. Nationally, legislative authority is vested in an elected, unicameral Parliament, while executive political power is exercised by the Cabinet, led by the Prime Minister, who is currently John Key. Queen Elizabeth II is the country's head of state and is represented by a Governor-General. In addition, New Zealand is organised into 11 regional councils and 67 territorial authorities for local government purposes. The Realm of New Zealand also includes Tokelau (a dependent territory); the Cook Islands and Niue (self-governing states in free association with New Zealand); and the Ross Dependency, which is New Zealand's territorial claim in Antarctica. New Zealand is a member of the United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations, ANZUS, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Pacific Islands Forum, and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.

Flightless Birds

The following table shows a list of birds in New Zealand which are NOT able to fly:

The list was generated dynamically and can be 'scrolled'.

This data has been selected with SPARQL out of RDF-data in DBpedia.

Here is a typical example of a native bird in New Zealand that can not fly: The picture shows a Kakapo

Look at Video:
https://youtu.be/bhTU__jVP8E

The Kakapo
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakapo

The kakapo (Māori: kākāpō or night parrot), Strigops habroptilus (Gray, 1845), also called owl parrot, is a species of large, flightless, nocturnal, ground-dwelling parrot of the super-family Strigopoidea endemic to New Zealand. A combination of traits make it unique among its kind; it is the world's only flightless parrot. The kakapo is critically endangered.

Birds Able to Fly

The following table shows a list of birds in New Zealand which are able to fly:

The list was generated dynamically and can be 'scrolled'.

This data has been selected with SPARQL out of RDF-data in DBpedia.

Here is a typical example of a native bird in New Zealand that can fly: The picture shows a Tui

Look at Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B__P-jPrrRw

Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, in Māori tūī
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tui_(bird)

The tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) is an endemic passerine bird of New Zealand. It is one of the largest members of the diverse honeyeater family. On closer inspection (see image) it can be seen that tui have brown feathers on the back and flanks, a multicoloured iridescent sheen that varies with the angle from which the light strikes them, and a dusting of small, white-shafted feathers on the back and sides of the neck that produce a lacy collar.

Birds living in New Zealand and Europe

The following table shows a list of birds which live in New Zealand as well as in Europe:

The list was generated dynamically and can be 'scrolled'.

=> Due to the Knowledge Base having been changed, the list is no longer complete and the selection has to be repaired!

This data has been selected with SPARQL out of RDF-data in DBpedia.

And now a magnificent bird, we all know, and also makes people happy, who live on the opposite side of the earth: The picture shows a male blackbird.

Look at Video:
https://youtu.be/Bi6ntx3csGY

The common blackbird. Picture from Arjan Haverkamp - originally posted to Flickr as 2010-01-03-13h59m17.IMG_0898l, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9608007
Source: http://dbpedia.org/page/Common_blackbird

The common blackbird (Turdus merula) is a species of true thrush. In Europe, the blackbird counts as one of the most well known members of this family of the most famous birds ever.