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Ray Wilson
Bird & Wildlife Photography
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New Zealand Pigeon
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Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
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Trounson Forest, New Zealand - November 2005
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Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand - November 2005
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| Known locally by its Maori name, Kereru, this species is a locally common endemic of New Zealand. |
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Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand - November 2005
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| The conservation of New Zealand Pigeons is particularly important to the native ecosystems due to the key role they play in the dispersal of seeds of native trees and shrubs too large to pass through the digestive tracts of other birds. |
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