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Native Birds of Aotearoa

By Michael Szabo
Series: Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series
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Native Birds of Aotearoa is an accessible, handsomely illustrated guide to Aotearoa New Zealand's native bird species. Published in collaboration with Birds New Zealand, it describes sixty of our most interesting species. Charming original illustrations from the 1930s have been complemented with new artwork by illustrator... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Native Birds of Aotearoa is an accessible, handsomely illustrated guide to Aotearoa New Zealand's native bird species. Published in collaboration with Birds New Zealand, it describes sixty of our most interesting species. Charming original illustrations from the 1930s have been complemented with new artwork by illustrator Pippa Keel.

Designed by award-winning designer Tim Denee (We Are Here, Agency of Hope), each book in this hardback series is an ideal keepsake or gift. Differentiated from other nature guides by Te Papa's expertise and the museum's role in the identification and conservation of species. Companion to Native Birds of Aotearoa and first in a series that will include insects, shells, and more. Accessible price for a charming hardback format.

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Native Birds of Aotearoa is an accessible, handsomely illustrated guide to Aotearoa New Zealand's native bird species. Published in collaboration with Birds New Zealand, it describes sixty of our most interesting species.

Charming original illustrations from the 1930s have been complemented with new artwork by illustrator Pippa Keel.

Series: Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series

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  • Native Birds of Aotearoa
    Native Birds of Aotearoa is an accessible, handsomely illustrated guide to Aotearoa New Zealand's native bird species. Published in collaboration with Birds New Zealand, it describes sixty of our most interesting species. Charming original illustrations from the 1930s have been complemented with new artwork by illustrator Pippa Keel.
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  • Native Insects of Aotearoa
    Part of the Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series, this accessible introduction to a range of the native insects encountered in Aotearoa New Zealand is written by two expert entomologists from our national museum, Te Papa. Native Insects of Aotearoa features fifty species, from moths and dragonflies to weta and beetles, and offers insights into the museum's fieldwork and collections....
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781991150943

Publisher: Te Papa Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 20 October 2022

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Te Papa Press

Illustration: 50 b/w illus

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Pippa Keel
  • Introduction by Alan Tennyson
  • Illustrated by Pippa Keel

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 125.0mm

Height: 184.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 144

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Dr Carlos Lehnebach (Te Papa Curator Botany) studies the diversity, evolution and conservation of New Zealand flowering plants. His main groups of interest are terrestrial and epiphytic orchids, alpine plants, and plants shared with other land masses in the Southern Hemisphere. Dr Heidi Meudt (Te Papa Curator Botany) is a researcher whose collections-based research focuses on the evolution and classification of native New Zealand flowering plants, especially forget-me-nots. Her research aims to update the taxonomy and conservation status of all native forget-me-nots.

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