Birds of New Zealand
New Zealand hosts 254 regularly occurring species in this directory, 53 of them found nowhere else. Ordered by how often each bird is reported in the country.
Endemic to New Zealand
Found in this country and nowhere else on Earth.
- TuiProsthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Grey GerygoneGerygone igata
- New Zealand BellbirdAnthornis melanura
- New Zealand PigeonHemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- TomtitPetroica macrocephala
- Black-billed GullChroicocephalus bulleri
- New Zealand KakaNestor meridionalis
- South Island RobinPetroica australis
- WhiteheadMohoua albicilla
- Spotted ShagPhalacrocorax punctatus
- WekaGallirallus australis
- New Zealand FalconFalco novaeseelandiae
- South Island SaddlebackPhilesturnus carunculatus
- RiflemanAcanthisitta chloris
- New Zealand GrebePoliocephalus rufopectus
- WrybillAnarhynchus frontalis
- New Zealand FernbirdPoodytes punctatus
- KeaNestor notabilis
- Stewart Island ShagLeucocarbo chalconotus
- Brown TealAnas chlorotis
- Yellow-crowned ParakeetCyanoramphus auriceps
- StitchbirdNotiomystis cincta
- South Island TakahePorphyrio hochstetteri
- Yellow-eyed PenguinMegadyptes antipodes
- YellowheadMohoua ochrocephala
- New Zealand RockwrenXenicus gilviventris
- Blue DuckHymenolaimus malacorhynchos
- Black StiltHimantopus novaezelandiae
- New Zealand King ShagLeucocarbo carunculatus
- North Island Brown KiwiApteryx mantelli
- Southern Brown KiwiApteryx australis
- Chatham Islands GerygoneGerygone albofrontata
- Pitt ShagPhalacrocorax featherstoni
- Little Spotted KiwiApteryx owenii
- Chatham Islands OystercatcherHaematopus chathamensis
- Chatham Islands PigeonHemiphaga chathamensis
- Shore PloverThinornis novaeseelandiae
- Auckland ShagLeucocarbo colensoi
- Chatham ShagLeucocarbo onslowi
- Malherbe's ParakeetCyanoramphus malherbi
- Okarito KiwiApteryx rowi
- Campbell ShagLeucocarbo campbelli
- Subantarctic SnipeCoenocorypha aucklandica
- Chatham Islands SnipeCoenocorypha pusilla
- Black RobinPetroica traversi
- Auckland TealAnas aucklandica
- Campbell TealAnas nesiotis
- Chatham Islands ParakeetCyanoramphus forbesi
- Magenta PetrelPterodroma magentae
- Chatham Islands PetrelPterodroma axillaris
- Snares SnipeCoenocorypha huegeli
- Antipodes ParakeetCyanoramphus unicolor
- Bounty ShagLeucocarbo ranfurlyi
All regular species
- Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
- Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- New Zealand FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TuiProsthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Grey GerygoneGerygone igata
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- New Zealand BellbirdAnthornis melanura
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
- Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
- New Zealand PigeonHemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
- Australian Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
- Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
- Black SwanCygnus atratus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- White-fronted TernSterna striata
- TomtitPetroica macrocephala
- South Island OystercatcherHaematopus finschi
- RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Eastern RosellaPlatycercus eximius
- New Zealand ScaupAythya novaeseelandiae
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Black-billed GullChroicocephalus bulleri
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- New Zealand KakaNestor meridionalis
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
- South Island RobinPetroica australis
- Australasian GannetMorus serrator
- Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
- Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
- California QuailCallipepla californica
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WhiteheadMohoua albicilla
- Spotted ShagPhalacrocorax punctatus
- WekaGallirallus australis
- Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Shy AlbatrossThalassarche cauta
- New Zealand FalconFalco novaeseelandiae
- MoreporkNinox novaeseelandiae
- New Zealand PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
- Black-fronted TernChlidonias albostriatus
- South Island SaddlebackPhilesturnus carunculatus
- RiflemanAcanthisitta chloris
- Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Eurasian CootFulica atra
- Red-crowned ParakeetCyanoramphus novaezelandiae
- Northern Giant PetrelMacronectes halli
- Fluttering ShearwaterPuffinus gavia
- Pintado PetrelDaption capense
- New Zealand GrebePoliocephalus rufopectus
- Little PenguinEudyptula minor
- Salvin's AlbatrossThalassarche salvini
- WrybillAnarhynchus frontalis
- New Zealand FernbirdPoodytes punctatus
- Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophora
- White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
- KeaNestor notabilis
- Buller's AlbatrossThalassarche bulleri
- Stewart Island ShagLeucocarbo chalconotus
- Fairy PrionPachyptila turtur
- Red KnotCalidris canutus
- Northern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea sanfordi
- Black-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophris
- Brown TealAnas chlorotis
- Common Diving PetrelPelecanoides urinatrix
- Yellow-crowned ParakeetCyanoramphus auriceps
- Antipodean AlbatrossDiomedea antipodensis
- Westland PetrelProcellaria westlandica
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Long-tailed KoelUrodynamis taitensis
- Hutton's ShearwaterPuffinus huttoni
- StitchbirdNotiomystis cincta
- Snowy AlbatrossDiomedea exulans
- Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
- African Collared DoveStreptopelia roseogrisea
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Cook's PetrelPterodroma cookii
- Pacific Reef HeronEgretta sacra
- Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus
- South Island TakahePorphyrio hochstetteri
- White-faced Storm PetrelPelagodroma marina
- Great-winged PetrelPterodroma macroptera
- Buff-banded RailGallirallus philippensis
- Yellow-eyed PenguinMegadyptes antipodes
- Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticus
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Brown QuailSynoicus ypsilophorus
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- YellowheadMohoua ochrocephala
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
- New Zealand RockwrenXenicus gilviventris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Blue DuckHymenolaimus malacorhynchos
- Black PetrelProcellaria parkinsoni
- Fiordland PenguinEudyptes pachyrhynchus
- Australasian BitternBotaurus poiciloptilus
- Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollis
- Mottled PetrelPterodroma inexpectata
- Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminata
- Black StiltHimantopus novaezelandiae
- Black-bellied Storm PetrelFregetta tropica
- New Zealand King ShagLeucocarbo carunculatus
- Little ShearwaterPuffinus assimilis
- Light-mantled AlbatrossPhoebetria palpebrata
- North Island Brown KiwiApteryx mantelli
- Southern Brown KiwiApteryx australis
- Chatham Islands GerygoneGerygone albofrontata
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- Grey-backed Storm PetrelGarrodia nereis
- Grey-headed AlbatrossThalassarche chrysostoma
- Southern Giant PetrelMacronectes giganteus
- Pitt ShagPhalacrocorax featherstoni
- Broad-billed PrionPachyptila vittata
- Antarctic TernSterna vittata
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Little Spotted KiwiApteryx owenii
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Sulphur-crested CockatooCacatua galerita
- White-headed PetrelPterodroma lessonii
- Black-winged PetrelPterodroma nigripennis
- Fairy TernSternula nereis
- Chatham Islands OystercatcherHaematopus chathamensis
- Chatham Islands PigeonHemiphaga chathamensis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
- Far Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensis
- Antarctic PrionPachyptila desolata
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Shore PloverThinornis novaeseelandiae
- Australasian GrebeTachybaptus novaehollandiae
- Cape Barren GooseCereopsis novaehollandiae
- Auckland ShagLeucocarbo colensoi
- Pycroft's PetrelPterodroma pycrofti
- Wilson's Storm PetrelOceanites oceanicus
- Grey NoddyAnous albivitta
- Chatham ShagLeucocarbo onslowi
- Hoary-headed GrebePoliocephalus poliocephalus
- Soft-plumaged PetrelPterodroma mollis
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Fulmar PrionPachyptila crassirostris
- Chatham AlbatrossThalassarche eremita
- White-necked PetrelPterodroma cervicalis
- Malherbe's ParakeetCyanoramphus malherbi
- Okarito KiwiApteryx rowi
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Snares PenguinEudyptes robustus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Grey-tailed TattlerTringa brevipes
- Campbell ShagLeucocarbo campbelli
- Erect-crested PenguinEudyptes sclateri
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Grey PetrelProcellaria cinerea
- Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
- Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineae
- Kermadec PetrelPterodroma neglecta
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Southern FulmarFulmarus glacialoides
- Western Rockhopper PenguinEudyptes chrysocome
- Subantarctic SnipeCoenocorypha aucklandica
- Chatham Islands SnipeCoenocorypha pusilla
- Black RobinPetroica traversi
- Auckland TealAnas aucklandica
- Campbell TealAnas nesiotis
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Chukar PartridgeAlectoris chukar
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Australian TernGelochelidon macrotarsa
- Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
- Chatham Islands ParakeetCyanoramphus forbesi
- Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinus
- Maned DuckChenonetta jubata
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemastica
- Magenta PetrelPterodroma magentae
- Wandering TattlerTringa incana
- Chatham Islands PetrelPterodroma axillaris
- Snares SnipeCoenocorypha huegeli
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricauda
- Masked BoobySula dactylatra
- Plumed Whistling DuckDendrocygna eytoni
- Sooty TernOnychoprion fuscatus
- Atlantic White TernGygis alba
- Antipodes ParakeetCyanoramphus unicolor
- Bounty ShagLeucocarbo ranfurlyi
- EmuDromaius novaehollandiae
- White-bellied Storm PetrelFregetta grallaria
- Black NoddyAnous minutus
- Gould's PetrelPterodroma leucoptera
- Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudus
- Brown BoobySula leucogaster
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
- Chestnut TealAnas castanea
- South Polar SkuaStercorarius maccormicki
- Semipalmated PloverCharadrius semipalmatus
- Coconut LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Great KnotCalidris tenuirostris
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Brown NoddyAnous stolidus
- Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica
- Crimson RosellaPlatycercus elegans
- Indian Yellow-nosed AlbatrossThalassarche carteri
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla
- Slender-billed PrionPachyptila belcheri
- Little CurlewNumenius minutus
- South Georgia Diving PetrelPelecanoides georgicus
- Golden PheasantChrysolophus pictus
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Purple SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Swan GooseAnser cygnoides
- Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii
- Dusky WoodswallowArtamus cyanopterus
- Red-footed BoobySula sula
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Cape GannetMorus capensis
- Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Providence PetrelPterodroma solandri
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
- Long-toed StintCalidris subminuta
- Blue PetrelHalobaena caerulea
- Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollis
Rare visitors
Recorded here, though only as vagrants or rarities.
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
- King PenguinAptenodytes patagonicus
- Latham's SnipeGallinago hardwickii
- White-throated NeedletailHirundapus caudacutus
- HardheadAythya australis
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Salvin's PrionPachyptila salvini
- BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
- Great FrigatebirdFregata minor
- Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
- Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- CockatielNymphicus hollandicus
- Fork-tailed SwiftApus pacificus
- Zebra FinchTaeniopygia guttata
- Kerguelen PetrelAphrodroma brevirostris
- Eastern Rockhopper PenguinEudyptes filholi
- White-necked HeronArdea pacifica
- Royal PenguinEudyptes schlegeli
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatus
- Oriental CuckooCuculus optatus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Juan Fernandez PetrelPterodroma externa
- Franklin's GullLeucophaeus pipixcan
- Lesser FrigatebirdFregata ariel
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Collared PetrelPterodroma brevipes
- Emperor PenguinAptenodytes forsteri
- Auckland RailLewinia muelleri
- Nankeen KestrelFalco cenchroides
- Asian DowitcherLimnodromus semipalmatus
- Adelie PenguinPygoscelis adeliae
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Atlantic Yellow-nosed AlbatrossThalassarche chlororhynchos
- Atlantic CanarySerinus canaria
- Antarctic PetrelThalassoica antarctica
- Gentoo PenguinPygoscelis papua
- Fairy MartinPetrochelidon ariel
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Australian King ParrotAlisterus scapularis
- American Golden PloverPluvialis dominica
- Sooty AlbatrossPhoebetria fusca
- Stejneger's PetrelPterodroma longirostris
- Straw-necked IbisThreskiornis spinicollis
- Tahiti PetrelPseudobulweria rostrata
- Macaroni PenguinEudyptes chrysolophus
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis
- Masked WoodswallowArtamus personatus
- Streaked ShearwaterCalonectris leucomelas
- Silver PheasantLophura nycthemera
- Lady Amherst's PheasantChrysolophus amherstiae
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipes
- Australian White IbisThreskiornis molucca
- Black-faced CuckooshrikeCoracina novaehollandiae
- Stilt SandpiperCalidris himantopus
- Australian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus australis
- Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
- Common OstrichStruthio camelus
- Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum
- Japanese QuailCoturnix japonica
- Christmas ShearwaterPuffinus nativitatis