Native bird talk by Auckland Museum bird ecologist Josie Galbraith
16 April 2026 - 16 April 2026
6–7:15 pm
Region(s): Auckland
Type(s): presentations
Kākā have been spotted on the Epsom side of Maungawhau/Mt Eden!
Kākā
The kākā (Nestor meridionalis) is a type of parrot, closely related to the kea found in lowland and mid-altitude forests and was at one time quite common. Kākā are now largely limited to offshore conservation islands such as Kapiti, Codfish and Little Barrier and fenced inland sanctuaries such as Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne and Pūkaha. Successful breeding in these sanctuaries has led to an increase in kākā numbers both within the sanctuaries and also in the surrounding areas.
Urban Ark-Manawa Taiao invite you to a talk by Auckland Museum bird ecologist Josie Galbraith about how native birds are doing in Auckland. You'll hear about some case studies of birds returning to urban areas and learn some cool facts about the evolution and behaviour of our native birds. There will also be a chance to get up close and personal to some taxidermied birds from the Auckland Museum ornithology collection.
Phil Simpson from Urban Ark will also weave in some extra info about the Maungawhau Ecological Halo, a community project working to create conditions for native birds to thrive around Mt Eden.
This event is part of the Albert-Eden and Puketāpapa Eco Festival.
Location: Mt Eden Village Centre, 449 Mount Eden Road, Mount Eden, Auckland.
For more information and to get tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/native-bird-talk-by-auckland-museum-bird-ecologist-josie-galbraith-ytj7y7jm.
Related content
Find out more about kākā in the article Kākā – a conservation success story, which includes an interactive covering the kākā life cycle.
Hamilton Halo – bringing tūī back to Hamilton City looks at how Hamilton successfully attracted tūī back to Hamitlon.
Explore our flock of resources on Birds and also on Conservation under our topics.
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