New Zealand Bird List
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This is my bird listfor the trip.

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
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