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Kiwi actually an Australian immigrant, experts say

"Scofield also urged people to consider these new findings when voting for Bird of the Year, so as not to crown an Australian immigrant with the title."

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/527019/kiwi-actually-an-australian-immigrant-experts-say

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Kiwi actually an Australian immigrant, experts say

Some species long thought to be native to New Zealand are actually Australian immigrants, new research has found.

RNZ
Sep 4, 2024 at 12:35amWeb
Show threadexlibrarykrisSep 4, 2024
but really, nau mai, whakatau mai ki ngā manu pīrere
Show threadStephenSep 4, 2024
@exlibrarykris "Scofield also urged people to consider these new findings when voting for Bird of the Year, so as not to crown an Australian immigrant with the title."

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Show threadexlibrarykrisSep 4, 2024

@stephen šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£

There is a lot going on in that article

Show threadJeremyJupiterJones Sep 4, 2024

@stephen @exlibrarykris

Crikey, fair suck of the sav.

What ever happens, no one dare tell John Oliver.

#BirdOfTheYear

Show threadllewellySep 4, 2024
@exlibrarykris well the closest relatives of Kiwi are the extinct Elephant birds of Madagascar, and the closest relatives of the Moa are the Tinamou of South America, so maybe this isn't such a big surprise.