Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Native or Exotic |
Comments |
| Kiwi |
Apteryx spp |
Native |
Unfortunately, I only saw these in zoos and wildlife sanctuaries. :( |
| Royal Albatross |
Diomedea epomophora |
Native |
Saw them in flight and nesting at Otago. |
| Sooty Shearwater |
Puffinus griseus |
Native |
On the ferry ride to Stewart Island |
| Yellow-eyed Penguin |
Megadyptes antipodes |
Native |
At Roaring Beach south of Dunedin |
| Australasian Gannet |
Morus serrator |
Native |
Nesting colony at Cape Kidnappers |
| Black Shag |
Phalacrocorax carbo |
Native |
|
| Pied Shag |
Phalacrocorax carius |
Native |
|
| Little Black Shag |
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris |
Native |
|
| Little Shag |
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos |
Native |
|
| Spotted Shag |
Stictocarbo punctatus |
Native |
Locally common endemic |
| Stewart Island Shag |
Leucocarbo chalconotus |
Native |
Locally common endemic |
| White Heron |
Egretta alba |
Native |
|
| White-faced Heron |
Ardea novaehollandiae |
Native |
|
| Royal Spoonbill |
Platalea regia |
Native |
|
| Black Swan |
Cygnus atratus |
Exotic |
Australian introduction |
| Canada Goose |
Branta canadensis |
Exotic |
North American introduction |
| Paradise Shelduck |
Tadorna variegata |
Native |
Common endemic |
| Mallard |
Anas platyrhynchos |
Exotic |
North American introduction |
| Grey Duck |
Anas superciliosa |
Native |
|
| New Zealand Scaup |
Aythya novaeseelandiae |
Native |
Uncommon endemic |
| Australasian Harrier |
Circus approximans |
Native |
This is the only raptor I saw the whole time and I'd see several dozen per day. |
| Pheasant |
Phasianus colchicus |
Exotic |
European introduction |
| California Quail |
Callipepla californica |
Exotic |
North American introduction |
| Weka |
Gallirallus australis |
Native |
Endemic |
| Pukeko |
Porphyrio porphyrio |
Native |
|
| Pied Oystercatcher |
Haematopus ostralegus |
Native |
|
| Variable Oystercatcher |
Haematopus unicolor |
Native |
Uncommon endemic |
| Spur-winged Plover |
Vanellus miles |
Native |
Very common! |
| Pied Stilt |
Himantopus himantopus |
Native |
Common Native |
| Banded Dotterel |
Charadrius bicinctus |
Native |
Endemic |
| Bar-tailed Godwit |
Limosa lapponica |
Native |
Arctic migrant |
| Black-backed Gull |
Larus dominicanus |
Native |
|
| Red-billed Gull |
Larus novaehollandiae |
Native |
|
| Black-billed Gull |
Larus bulleri |
Native |
Endemic |
| White-fronted Tern |
Sterna striata |
Native |
|
| New Zealand Pigeon |
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae |
Native |
Endemic |
| Rock Pigeon |
Columba livia |
Exotic |
European introduction |
| Kea |
Nestor notabilis |
Native |
Endemic |
| Kaka |
Nestor meridionalis |
Native |
Endemic |
| Eastern Rosella |
Platycercus eximius |
Exotic |
Australian introduction |
| Morepork Owl |
Ninox novaeseelandiae |
Native |
I heard them often at night, but never saw them. |
| Welcome Swallow |
Hirundo tahitica |
Native |
|
| Rifleman |
Acanthisitta chloris |
Native |
Endemic ; New Zealand's smallest bird. |
| Blackbird |
Turdus merula |
Exotic |
European introduction |
| Song Thrush |
Turdus philomelos |
Exotic |
European introduction |
| Dunnock |
Prunella modularis |
Exotic |
European introduction |
| Skylark |
Alauda arvensis |
Exotic |
European introduction |
| New Zealand Pipit |
Anthus novaeseelandiae |
Native |
|
| Fantail |
Rhipidura fuliginosa |
Native |
One of my favorite birds on this trip. |
| Tomtit |
Petroica macrocephala |
Native |
Endemic |
| New Zealand Robin |
Petroica australis |
Native |
Endemic |
| Tui |
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae |
Native |
Endemic ; Another favorite bird |
| Stitchbird |
Notiomystis cincta |
Native |
Rare endemic |
| Bellbird |
Anthornis melanura |
Native |
Endemic |
| Saddleback |
Philesturnus carunculatus |
Native |
Rare endemic |
| House Sparrow |
Passer domesticus |
Exotic |
European introduction |
| Chaffinch |
Fringilla coelebs |
Exotic |
European introduction |
| Goldfinch |
Carduelis carduelis |
Exotic |
European introduction |
| Yellowhammer |
Emberiza citrinella |
Exotic |
European introduction |
| Starling |
Sturnus vulgaris |
Exotic |
European introduction |
| Myna |
Acridotheres tristis |
Exotic |
Asian introduction |
| Australian Magpie |
Gymnorhina tibicen |
Exotic |
Australian introduction |
