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Re previous edit summary by Zappernapper back in December regarding lack of evidence that the Polynesian Rat eats bird eggs. This is well documented in New Zealand. See for instance this reference to its predation of
Kākāpō eggs and this reference to its predation of
Shearwater eggs on offshore islands of Northern New Zealand.
Kahuroa 03:47, 10 February 2007 (UTC)reply
Range map
I am not sure of the purpose of a range map showing only part of their range? Is this perhaps their original distribution before spread by humans? Either the map should be removed or modified, or description elaborated. A source for the data used would help. --
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Re previous edit summary by Zappernapper back in December regarding lack of evidence that the Polynesian Rat eats bird eggs. This is well documented in New Zealand. See for instance this reference to its predation of
Kākāpō eggs and this reference to its predation of
Shearwater eggs on offshore islands of Northern New Zealand.
Kahuroa 03:47, 10 February 2007 (UTC)reply
Range map
I am not sure of the purpose of a range map showing only part of their range? Is this perhaps their original distribution before spread by humans? Either the map should be removed or modified, or description elaborated. A source for the data used would help. --
Tony Wills (
talk) 00:01, 16 July 2009 (UTC)reply
level-5 vital article is rated C-class on Wikipedia's
content assessment scale.
