Dr Andrew Digby

@takapodigs

Conservation biologist for endangered birds 🦜: and scientist with the New Zealand Department of Conservation. Former astrophysicist.

Invercargill, New Zealand
Vrijeme pridruživanja: kolovoz 2015.

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  1. Prikvačeni tweet
    30. tra 2019.

    Want to know more about the world’s weirdest birds? You’ve come to the right place. I show of and in . Come for the videos; stay for the science!

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  2. prije 13 sati

    It’s been very wet in southern New Zealand this week. Juvenile Toiora had a rather damp first night out in the wild last night. She should quickly learn to find shelter. Pic: Sarah Little. .

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  3. prije 17 sati

    How we're using and to help save . "Inside New Zealand’s High-Tech Plan to Save the Heaviest Parrot in the World" by Ritoban Mukherjee in

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  4. prije 17 sati

    Toiora being released on Whenua Hou yesterday. She's never been outside of a nest in the wild before after 276 days in hospital, so there's a whole new world to get used to. She was a little reluctant to leave her crate. Pic: Sarah Little.

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  5. 3. velj

    Also heading back to Whenua Hou today: juvenile Huhana-2-A-19. She's been at for two months. Pic: Lydia Uddstrom.

    A juvenile kākāpō in a travel crate.
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  6. 3. velj

    After 276 days (85% of her life) in for aspergillosis treatment, Toiora is on her way home! Huge thanks to all who helped keep her alive against all odds. Thanks for the transport! Pics: Lydia Uddstrom.

    Two kākāpō in crates on a passenger plane
    A kākāpō in a travel crate
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  7. 31. sij

    A year ago today, the second hatched during the biggest breeding season on record: Tōmua, meaning 'early'. Seen here just after fledging in June.

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  8. 30. sij

    20:32: a year ago now the first chick of 2019 hatched. Kohitātea (= January) was the first of 86 that hatched, and the earliest known for the species. Pics: Jinty MacTavish

    A juvenile kākāpō on a branch
    A juvenile kākāpō's head looking over a pen door
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  9. 29. sij

    With a growing population, we’re observing behaviour like this more often. Five males in a single tree last year! These behaviours may have been normal back when were very common. In this case, both birds were just out of our reach.

    A kākāpō roosting in a tree during the day
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  10. 29. sij

    are typically thought of as solitary birds, but last week on Chalky we found two males (Hurihuri and Kanawera: adult & juvenile) roosting in the same tree - virtually on the same branch. Two kākāpō in this field of view!

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  11. 23. sij

    Great day on Te Kakahu (Chalky) today, changing transmitters. Found 15/16 and caught 7. Rangers Jake and Bryony staying on to finish the job.

    A kākāpō being held in a person’s lap
    A DOC ranger tracking kākāpō
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  12. 23. sij

    The usual flying-over-Fiordland goosebumps tonight, on the way back from Te Kakahu. So. Many. Mountains. Cracking evening to be up there.

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  13. 22. sij

    8 of our team heading to beautiful Te Kakahu (Chalky Island) today to change transmitters. Currently 16 males there, but we’ll soon add females to make it the 4th breeding island (dependent on funding).

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  14. 21. sij

    One of the more mundane aspects of research: sifting through hundreds of vials of poo. It's important stuff! We're using it to try to understand what causes cloacitis, the cloacal disease which has affected many since 2002.

    A box of vials of kākāpō poo.
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  15. 21. sij

    Beautiful Takahē Valley is the modern 'home' of : where they were rediscovered in 1948 after 50 years of presumed extinction. It's also important as one of only 2 wild sites, so we're restoring the population there to its capacity.

    View from the head basin of Takahē Valley
    Lake Orbell, Takahē Valley
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  16. 21. sij

    We're using the transmitters to study survival and reasons for mortality in the mountains. Results so far have shown us that the population is not self-sustaining, so we're propping it up with translocations. Main cause of death = accidents.

    A takahē being fitted with a radio transmitter.
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  17. 21. sij

    Last week we spent a day fitting transmitters to in the Murchison Mountains in Fiordland. We increased the tagged sample by 10 birds to ~45, out of a total population of ~180.

    An adult takahē being fitted with a radio transmitter.
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  18. 16. sij

    Apologies everyone: the name is *Toiora*. Don't tweet in a hurry, Andrew!

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  19. 16. sij

    After more than 8 months in hospital care, and dodging death many times, Toiroa is doing well. We'll be delighted to have her back on Whenua Hou. Great pic by Lydia Uddstrom of her eating kawakawa - not on the menu in southern NZ!

    A juvenile kākāpō eating kawakawa fruit. Credit: Lydia Uddstrom
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  20. 16. sij

    Newly-named Toiroa (formerly Esperance-2-B-19) has been at since May last year. We removed her from the nest with respiratory issues (see video), and she was diagnosed with aspergillosis.

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  21. 16. sij

    Another hatched in 2019 has been named, by the team at who have looked after her for most of her life. We never expected Toiroa ("Survivor") to live this long. A huge thanks to all who have helped keep her alive.

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