New Zealand Forest Birds and their world

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In New Zealand Forest Birds and their world Geoff Moon reveals the fascinating lives and habits of 30 species.

Before human settlement, New Zealand was shrouded luxuriently in evergreen forest, from the subtropical bush of the north to the mossy beech forests of the south. This diverse and abundant habitat has sustained a unique but now reduced bird life.

His text, honed from more than 70 years of personal observation, is matched by his unique photographic archive. Geoff Moon OBE (1915-2009) wrote and illustrated several major works on birds. His contribution to the research and documentation of New Zealand’s bird life is widely acknowledged.