NEW ZEALAND BIRDS

TAKAHE

Only 262 birds remain

KAKA

Endangered

HERON

OYSTERCATCHER

                                                                Albino oystercatcher

OYSTERCATCHERS

GODWIT

DOTTERELS

BROWN TEAL

Birds seen in New Zealand

Takapu or Gannet, Sula serrator

Little Black Cormorant, Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

Kawaupaka or Little Pied Cormorant, Phalacrocorax melanoleucos

Karuhiruhi or Pied Cormorant, Phalacrocorax varius

Papango or Black Teal or New Zealand Scaup, Aythya novaeseelandiae

South Island Oystercatcher, Haematopus finschi

Torea or Variable Oystercatcher, Haematopus unicolor

White-headed Stilt or Pied Stilt, Himantopus leucocephalus

Ngutuparore or Wrybill, Anarhynchus frontalis

Tuturiwhatu or New Zealand Dotterel, Charadrius obscurus

Karoro or Southern Black-backed Gull or Kelp Gull, Larus dominicanus

Red-billed Gull, Larus scopulinus

Kererū or New Zealand Pigeon, Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae

Kahu or Swamp Harrier, Circus approximans

Karearea or New Zealand Falcon, Falco novaeseelandiae

Tui or Parson Bird, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae

Piwakawaka or New Zealand Fantail, Rhipidura fuliginosa

Tauhou or Silvereye, Zosterops lateralis

Common Myna, Acridotheres tristis

House Sparrow, Passer domesticus

Song Thrush, Turdus philomelos

Common Blackbird, Turdus merula

Putangitangi or Paradise Shelduck, Tadorna variegata

White-fronted Tern Sterna striata

Taranui or Caspian Tern, Hydroprogne caspia

Sacred Kingfisher, Todiramphus sanctus

White-faced Heron, Egretta novaehollandiae

Canada Goose, Branta canadensis

Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica

Hihi or Stitchbird, Notiomystis cincta

Pateke or Brown Teal, Anas chlorotis

South Island Takahē, Porphyrio hochstetteri

Yellow-crowned Parakeet or Kākāriki, Cyanoramphus auriceps

Kākā or Bush Parrot, Nestor meridionalis

Pūkeko or Purple Swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio

Double-banded Plover, Charadrius bicinctus

California Quail, Callipepla californica

Australian Magpie, Gymnorhina tibicen

Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs

Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos

Masked Lapwing, Vanellus miles

The Wrybill or Ngutuparore (Māori) Anarhynchus frontalis is a species of plover endemic to New Zealand.^[1] It is unique in that it is the only species of bird in the world with a beak that is bent sideways (always to the right).

The Stitchbird or Hihi (Notiomystis cincta) is a rare honeyeater-like bird endemic to the North Island and adjacent offshore islands of New Zealand. It became extirpated everywhere except Little Barrier Island but has been reintroduced to three other island sanctuaries and two locations on the North Island mainland. Its evolutionary relationships have long puzzledornithologists, but it is now classed as the only member of its own family, the Notiomystidae.

The Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles), previously known as the Masked Plover and often called the Spur-winged Plover or just Plover in its native range, is a large, common and conspicuous bird native to Australia, particularly the northern and eastern parts of the continent. It spends most of its time on the ground searching for food such as insects and worms and has several distinctive calls.

The New Zealand Dotterel, Red-breasted Plover, or New Zealand Plover (Charadrius obscurus) is an endangered species found only in certain areas of New Zealand. Its Māorinames include Tūturiwhatu, Pukunui, and Kūkuruatu. It is related to the Eurasian dotterel.

The Brown Teal (Anas chlorotis) or New Zealand Teal, is a species of dabbling duck of the genus Anas. The Māori name for it is Pāteke. It was considered to be conspecific with the flightless Auckland and Campbell Teals in Anas aucklandica; the name "Brown Teal" was applied to that entire taxon. The Brown Teal has since been split, recognizing that the insular A. aucklandica and A. nesiotis are good species. In international use, the name Brown Teal is still more common than New Zealand Teal for this bird.