New Zealand Fairy Tern | Calm Bedtime Reading

I Can’t Sleep

Benjamin Boster & Glassbox Media

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.6 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Drift off with this calm bedtime reading about the New Zealand fairy tern, a rare and delicate seabird whose story is both fascinating and peaceful to learn. As Benjamin’s soothing narration unfolds, you’ll discover this endangered bird’s habitat, behaviors, and conservation challenges, all shared in a way that eases insomnia and helps quiet a restless mind. There’s no whispering or hypnosis here—just gentle, fact-filled storytelling to calm your thoughts and reduce anxiety. Press play, relax, and let your worries fade as you fall into restful sleep. Want More? Request a topic: https://www.icantsleeppodcast.com/request-a-topic Listen ad-free & support: https://icantsleep.supportingcast.fm/ Shop sleep-friendly products: https://www.icantsleeppodcast.com/sponsors Join the discussion on Discord: https://discord.gg/myhGhVUhn7 This content is derived from the Wikipedia article on New Zealand Fairy Tern, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. Read the full article: Wikipedia - New Zealand Fairy Tern. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0	You're listening to a Glassbox media podcast.
0:09.7	Welcome to the I Can't Sleep Podcast, where I help you learn a little and sleep a lot.
0:17.0	I'm your host, Benjamin Boster.
0:20.7	And tonight's episode is about the New Zealand Ferry Turn.
0:25.5	This sponsored episode is dedicated to Katie, from Guy.
0:32.6	The New Zealand Fairy Turn, or Taraiti, is a subspecies of the fairy turn endemic to New Zealand.
0:43.0	It is New Zealand's rarest native breeding bird, with about 40 individuals left in the wild.
0:52.0	It nests at about four coastal locations between Fangare and Auckland and the North Island.
1:00.0	It is threatened by introduced predators, extreme storms and tides, beach activity, and waterfront development.
1:12.9	The New Zealand Ferry Turn is currently considered a subspecies of the Ferry Turn.
1:20.0	Two other subspecies exist, which breeds in Western and Southern Australia, and another
1:27.2	which breeds in New Caledonia.
1:30.3	Fairy turns were first described from the Bass Strait in Australia in 1843.
1:39.3	The New Zealand species was first identified by the Dunedin naturalist Thomas Potts in the
1:47.0	Rakhaya Riverbed in Canterbury. It was breeding in the Rikaya Gorge. He noted there were
1:55.0	already two specimens in the collections of the Canterbury Museum.
2:01.6	The New Zealand fairy turn is distinguishable from the other two species on the basis of its
2:08.1	morphology and behavior, and has a distinct genetic haplotype.
2:15.6	Genetic studies found there was almost no gene flow or migration between the New Zealand and Australian populations.
2:25.3	The New Zealand ferry turn was noted as being common in the late 19th century.
2:33.3	However, these records have been suggested as inaccurate,
2:37.0	as the birds can be difficult to distinguish from little turns.
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