NZQA registered unit standard
26373 version 1
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Title
Conduct five-minute bird counts for conservation management
purposes
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
4
This unit standard is intended for people who conduct or intend
to conduct five-minute bird counts for conservation
management purposes throughout New Zealand.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify
common birds found in New Zealand forests, describe the
purpose of conducting a five-minute bird count, and conduct a
five-minute bird count for conservation management purposes.
Classification
Environment > Conservation
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard may include but is not limited to:
Conservation Act 1987, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Local
Government Act 2002, Reserves Act 1977, Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975, and Wildlife
Act 1953.
2
Definitions
Conservation management refers to activities aimed at achieving conservation
outcomes and includes but is not limited to maintaining or restoring the diversity of
New Zealand’s natural heritage, and/or protecting and promoting New Zealand’s
natural history.
Organisational requirements refer to instructions to staff on policies, procedures, and
methodologies which are documented and are available in the workplace. They are
consistent with applicable legislation and any other applicable compliance
requirements.
Protocol refers to the “Five minute bird count – point counts for an index of relative
abundance” developed by the Department of Conservation from Bull, P., Dawson, D.,
Counting Birds in New Zealand Forests, Notornis Volume 22, part 2,1975.
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NZQA registered unit standard
26373 version 1
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Identify common birds found in New Zealand forests.
Range
birds may include but are not limited to – Bellbird, Silvereye, Warbler, Tomtit,
Chaffinch, Fantail, Blackbird, Tui, Rifleman, Kereru;
evidence for five birds is required.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Birds are identified in terms of their characteristics and in accordance with the
protocol.
Range
visual, audible, behavioural.
Outcome 2
Describe the purpose of conducting a five-minute bird count.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The purpose of conducting a five-minute bird count is described in accordance
with the protocol.
Range
includes but is not limited to – nationally consistent and
comparable data collection, repeatable method.
Outcome 3
Conduct five-minute bird counts for conservation management purposes.
Range
evidence of two counts is required.
Evidence requirements
3.1
A five-minute bird count is conducted in accordance with the protocol and
organisational requirements.
3.2
Data gathered is recorded in accordance with the protocol and organisational
requirements.
Planned review date
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31 December 2015
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NZQA registered unit standard
26373 version 1
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
17 June 2011
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0121
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMRs). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact The Skills Organisation Limited info@skills.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
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