The Wrybill

25/11/2023 14 min Episodio 9
The Wrybill

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Learn all about the only bird in the world with a sideways curved beak!Support blurbs on Patreon: patreon.com/blurbs439 Follow me on instagram: matt.rossellaReferences:Adrian, C. R., & Dowding, J. E. (2003). The Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis: a brief review of status, threats and work in progress. Wader Study Group Bulletin, 100, 20-24.Armitage, I. (2007). Wrybills (Anarhynchus frontalis) at the Manawatu River Estuary, North Island, New Zealand. Notornis, 54(2), 118–119.Conklin, J. R., Verkuil, Y. I., Riegen, A. C., & Battley, P. F. (2019). How wry is a wrybill?. Wader Study, 126(3), 228–235. Crossland, A. C., Crutchley, P., & Mugan, N. (2012). Record number of Wrybill (Anarhynchus frontalis) staging at Lake Ellesmere on southward migration. Stilt, 61, 30–33.Hughey, K. F. (1997). The diet of the Wrybill (Anarhynchus frontalis) and the Banded Dotterel (Charadrius bicinctus) on two braided rivers in Canterbury, New Zealand. Notornis, 44, 185–193.Hughey, K. F. (1998). Nesting home range sizes of Wrybill (Anarhynchus frontalis) and Banded Dotterel (Charadrius bicinctus) in relation to braided riverbed characteristics. Notornis, 45, 103–111Books used for research:Birdstories - Geoff NormanBirds of New Zealand and Outlying Islands - M.F. SoperBirds New Zealand (beauty like no other) - Paul GibsonThe Brilliance of Birds - Skye Wishart & Edin Whitehead Know Your New Zealand Birds - Murdoch RileySupport the show