Course information
What's the course about?
This module has been developed to help you identify the 10 New Zealand forest birds most commonly recorded during five minute bird counts. Learning about the appearance, calls, and habitat of the birds will give you more chance of accurately identifying these birds.
The 10 birds are the bellbird/korimako, silver eye, grey warbler, tomtit, chaffinch, fantail/pīwakawaka, blackbird, tūī, rifleman and NZ wood pigeon/kererū.
You can use the module in several different ways:
- as an initial reference tool to learn about 10 New Zealand forest birds
- as an ongoing resource to refresh your knowledge
- as a resource to check your understanding
Who is it for?
Anyone who works or wants to work or volunteer in conservation, including:
- Regional Council staff
- Volunteers
- Members of community groups/Trusts/funding recipients
How much does it cost?
This course is free.
Where is the course held?
Bird identification is an online course. You can do this course from your computer right now. It takes about 5 - 10 minutes per bird to complete.
Do I need to register?
If you are planning to attend a DOC field based course you should register for the online course. This will help us to know if you have completed the required prerequisite. If you don't ever plan to attend a DOC field based course, you don't need to register your details.
Either register or start the course.
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