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Meanings of fairy tern in English
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Usage of fairy tern in English
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Papakanui Spit is one of four fairy tern nesting sites in New Zealand.
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The fairy tern is on the edge of extinction, with fewer than 40 birds left.
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The fairy tern population remains static at about 40.
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Last year's winner was the kea, and previous titleholders include the fairy tern and mōhua.
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Bad weather has hit the struggling population of New Zealand's most endangered bird, the fairy tern.
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It has been a tough summer for New Zealand's most endangered bird - the fairy tern.
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Previous winners included the fairy tern and mōhua.
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Flashes of pure white amid the almond leaves overhead are the new plumage of fairy tern chicks.
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The fairy tern population usually hovers around just 40 birds, but this year they're down to just six.
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Only two fairy tern chicks fledged this summer: the worst result in years for the critically endangered birds.
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Two dedicated DoC fairy tern wardens have been fencing nesting sites and preparing them by laying down shell.
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But at present DOC did not have the technology needed to raise fairy tern chicks in captivity, Dr Beauchamp said.
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A limited edition $5 coin has been released to raise money for efforts to save the fairy tern.
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The Madagascar pochard are only slightly more endangered than New Zealand's fairy tern, of which fewer than a dozen pairs remain.
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That is despite fears the fairy tern could become extinct if the development on Te Arai Beach, south of Mangawhai proceeds.
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The council could turn the land into a reservation, which would further protect the threatened fairy tern, which nests in the area.