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Nelson Lakes National Park - Rotoiti Nature Recovery Project
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Birds found in Nelson Lakes National Park
 
(Bird life commonly seen throughout the year in and around the park includes):—
Great Spotted KiwiApteryx haastii
Great Black ShagPhalacrocorax carbo
Blue DuckHymenolaimus malacorhynchos
ScaupAythya novaeseelandiae
Paradise DuckTadorna variegata
Mallard Duck Anas platyrhynchos
Grey DuckAnas superciliosa
White-faced Heron Ardea novaehollandiae
White HeronEgretta alba
Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
Australasian BitternBotaurus poiciloptilus
New Zealand FalconFalco novaeseelandiae
Australasian HarrierCircus approximans
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Banded RailRallus philippensis.
WekaGallirallus australis greyi
Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
Spur–winged PloverVanellus miles
PukekoPorphyrio porphyrio melanotus
New Zealand DotterelCharadrius obscurus obscurus
Banded DotterelCharadrius bicinctus
White-fronted TernSterna striata
Pied StiltHimantopus himantopus
New Zealand pigeonHemiphaga novaeseelandiae
KakaNestor meridionalis
KeaNestor notabilis
Yellow-crowned KakarikiCyanoramphus auriceps
Long-tailed cuckooEudynamys taitensis
Shining cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidas
 
The cuckoos migrate from the Pacific Islands, arriving in New Zealand from around September and leaving again around March.
 
Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
KingfisherHalcyon sancta
Grey warbler Gerygone igata
Skylark Alauda arvenis
Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella.
Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
Robin Petroica australis
GoldfinchCardulelis carduelis
GreenfinchCarduelis chloris
ChaffinchFringilla coelabs
Red PollCarduelis flammea
Welcome Swallow Hirundo tahitica neoxena
Bellbird Anthornis melanura
TuiProsthermadera novaeseelandiae
Fantail Rhipidura fulginosa
New Zealand PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
Yellowhead Mohoua ochrocephala
Song Thrush Turdus philomelus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Dunnock Prunella modularis
Starling Sturnus vulgaris
FernbirdBowdleria punctata
Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris
Rock Wren Xenicus gilviventris
Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
(page last updated  1 March 2007)