New Zealand is well known for its Bird of the Year competition, which has seen winners ranging from a delightfully round, ...

They start as a downy ball of fluff on a remote New Zealand island. Then they fledge across the Pacific. Only a handful have ever been found again.

Blue was placed under veterinary observation on Jan. 31, but his condition had not yet been diagnosed when he died earlier this month.

Once abundant throughout southeastern Australia, the critically endangered plains-wanderer is now on the brink of extinction ...

Of all the bugs New Zealanders could have selected to win an international competition, they chose neither the prettiest, nor ...