Another dubious metal bird. Maybe intended to be a grey warbler?
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non NZ birds mistakenly shown as NZ birds....
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This isn't truly a mistake, but the BotW website's illustrations for the pied shag appear to show the Australian subspecies in its breeding appearance and the New Zealand subspecies in its non-breeding appearance, and the illustrations' labels do not clarify this. I think that this gives the impression that the difference between the two subspecies is bigger than it is in reality.
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The wrong kingfisher strikes again - this time in a children’s book..
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The wrong kingfisher with Kereru and Kokako in a motueka gift shop
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Some wrong raptors:
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spot the NZ bird that isn't a NZ bird?
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Re: non NZ birds mistakenly shown as NZ birds....
And Short-tailed Albatross is hardly a New Zealand bird - but 3 out of 5 isn't bad, eh?
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There was a nice story in the CHCH press back on 7 April about “the kindest place in New Zealand” - which is Colville on the Coromandel Peninsula. They have a really nice old general store with a mural of NZ birds on it. If anyone is passing maybe call in, buy a coke and a pie, and break it to them gently that they have the wrong kingfisher on the mural!!
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Hi folks, there's now a whole line of merchandising around the wrong Kotare/Kingfisher.......... I'm super-tempted to get the T shirt!
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Hi Andrew
These continued wrong Kingfisher errors are a constant huge stuff up by so called New Zealand "artists" ! I am going to contact the artist at piedaydesigns to point out their error.
Cheers
Ian McLean
These continued wrong Kingfisher errors are a constant huge stuff up by so called New Zealand "artists" ! I am going to contact the artist at piedaydesigns to point out their error.
Cheers
Ian McLean