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Native Garden Nursery supports
Project Crimson in their efforts to preserve our Pohutukawa for future generations.
Creative Concepts by Native Garden Nursery
Attracting birds into your garden is an ideal way to bring your backyard to life. All plants will provide a habitat for insects which are crucial to many birds diets. But by planting trees and shrubs that produce food which are known to be liked by our native and overseas birds, it will make it more tempting for them to stay. Providing for the birds year round is a rewarding planting project.
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Berry Eaters |
Insect Eaters |
Nectar Feeders |
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Kereru (Wood Pigeon) |
Grey Warbler |
Tui |
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Weka |
Silvereye |
Bellbird |
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Whitehead |
Fantail |
Silvereye (wax-eye) |
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Yellowhead |
Robin |
Stitchbird |
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Tui |
Shining Cuckoo |
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Bellbird |
Rock Wren |
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Yellowhead |
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Tomtit |
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Morepork |
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Long-tailed Cuckoo |
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NZ Falcon |
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Whitehead |
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Pipit |
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Kingfisher |
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Tui |
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Weka |
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Note that many birds have a varied diet and will come under several categories |
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Common Name |
Botanical Name |
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Native Trees |
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Cabbage tree |
Cordyline australis |
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Fivefinger |
Pseudopanax |
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Hinau |
Elaeocarpus dentatus |
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Kahikatea |
Dacrycarpus dacrydiodes |
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Kaikomako |
Pennantia corymbosa |
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Karaka |
Corynocarpus laevigatus |
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Karo |
Pittosporum crassifolium |
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Kohekohe |
Dysoxylum spectabile |
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Kotukutuku |
Fuchsia exorticata |
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Korokio |
Corokia cotoneaster |
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Kowhai |
Sophora microphylla |
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Mahoe |
Melicytus ramiflorus |
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Mapou |
Myrsine australis |
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Marbleleaf |
Carpodetus serratus |
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F |
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Matai |
Prumnopitys taxifolia |
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Miro |
Prumnopitys ferruginea |
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Pate |
Schefflera digitata |
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Pigeonwood |
Hedycarya arborea |
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Pohutukawa |
Metrosideros excelsa |
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Puka |
Meryta sinclairii |
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Puriri |
Vitex lucens |
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Rewarewa |
Knightia excelsa |
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Rimu |
Dacrydium cupressinum |
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Tawa |
Beilschmiedia tawa |
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Titoki |
Alectryon excelsus |
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Totara |
Podocarpus totara |
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Wharangi |
Melicope ternata |
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Wineberry |
Aristotelia serrata |
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Native Shrubs |
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Astelia |
Astelia nervosa |
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Korokio |
Corokia |
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F |
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Flax |
Phormium |
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Kakabeak |
Clianthus puniceus |
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Karamu |
Coprosma robusta |
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Kawakawa |
Macropiper excelsum |
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Sedge Grass |
Carex |
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Taupata |
Coprosma repens |
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F = Fruit and seeds N = Nectar fn = Fruit, seeds and nectar |
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