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Department of Conservation. 2016. Battle for our Birds. Available at: http://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/battle-for-our-birds/. (Accessed: 20/7/2016).
Elliott, G.; Kemp, J. 2004. Effect of hunting and predation on kea, and a method of monitoring kea populations. Department of Conservation, Wellington.
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Orr-Walker, T. 2013a. Lead Poisoning. Available at: http://www.keaconservation.co.nz/kea/lead-poisoning/. (Accessed: 31/08/2017).
Orr-Walker, T., Kemp, J., Adams, N.J. and Roberts, L.G. 2015. A Strategic Plan for Kea Conservation. Kea Conservation Trust and the Department of Conservation, New Zealand.
Peat, N. 1994. Fat rules, okay? New findings on Kea. Forest and Bird 274: 36-41.
Reid, C., McInnes, K., McLelland, J.M. and Gartrell, B.D. 2012. Anthropogenic lead (Pb) exposure in populations of a wild parrot (kea Nestor notabilis). New Zealand Journal of Ecology 36(1): 56-63.
Van Klink, P.A. and Crowell, M.D. 2015. Kea (Nestor notabilis) survivorship through a 1080 operation using cereal baits containing the bird repellent d-pulegone at Otira, central Westland. DOC Research and Development series 344. Department of Conservation.
Wilson, K.-J.; Brejaart, R. 1992. The kea - a brief research review. In: Joseph, L. (ed.), Issues in the conservation of parrots in Australiasia and Oceania: challenges to conservation biology, pp. 24-28. Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union, Moonee Ponds, Australia.
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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Kea Nestor notabilis. Downloaded from
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Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 26/12/2024.