The Ornithological Society of New Zealand and eBird have partnered to develop New Zealand eBird, a scientific database collecting information on bird distribution and abundance in New Zealand.

Birdstack’s eBird export tool has now been extended to include records from New Zealand.

If you’ve birded in New Zealand, look through your records and make sure they meet the requirements for export. Then, from any list containing New Zealand records (e.g., “All observations” or a year or country list), click the “Export” link and follow the instructions for eBird export.

You will be able to import your records either using the New Zealand eBird interface or the standard eBird interface, if you’re already using that.

And of course, the eBird export tool will continue to export records from North, Middle, and South America and the Caribbean (details) as well.

Data contributed to eBird is available to biologists and conservationists around the world. Bit by bit, it helps increase our understand of bird populations and their responses to changes in habitat and the climate.

Birdstackers have already exported several thousand observations for submission to eBird. If you’re one of the people who’s contributed already, thank you, and keep up the good work! If you haven’t gotten started yet, now’s a great time to begin.

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