New Zealand Birds

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Adelie Penguin
Adzebill

ALBATROSS

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Chaffinch | Pahirini

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Gannet, Australasian | Takapu
Goldfinch | Kourarini
Grebe, Australasian Crested | Kāmana
Grebe, Australasian Little | Tokitokipio
Greenfinch
Grey Teal | Tētē-moroiti

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Laughing Owl | Whekau

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PENGUINS

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Rakiraki (Mallard Duck)
Rifleman | Titipounamu

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— V —

Variable Oystercatcher | Toreapango

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Yellowhammer | Huru-kowhai
Yellowhead | Mohua

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Endemic — found only in New Zealand.
Native — birds that are naturally found in the country or are self-introduced.
Introduced — brought here by humans.
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A

Adelie penguin
Native Bird

Adzebill
Extinct

Albatross

Black-browed Mollymawk
Native Bird
Additional names: black-browed albatross.

Bullers Mollymawk
Native Bird
Additional names: Thalassarche bulleri.

Grey-headed Mollymawk
Native Bird
Additional names: Diomedea culminata, Thalassarche chrysostoma.

Light-mantled Sooty Albatross
Native Bird
Additional names: Toroa-haunui, blue bird, Toroa-pango.

Royal Albatross \| Toroa
Endemic Bird

Shy Mollymawk
Native Bird
Additional names: molly, white-capped albatross, Thalassarche cauta, Antipodean albatross.

Wandering Albatross \| Toroa
Native Bird
Additional names: Wanderer, snowy albatross, Goonie birds, Gooney birds.

Yellow-nosed Mollymawk
Visitor
Additional names: Thalassarche carteri.

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Amokura
Endemic Bird
Additional names: Red-tailed tropicbird.

Antarctic Fulmar
Native Bird
Additional names: Southern fulmar, silver-grey fulmar, silver-grey petrel, Slender-billed Fulmar, procella glacialoides.

Antarctic Prion \| Whiroia
Native Bird
Additional names: dove prion, Totorore.

Antipedes Island parakeet
Endemic Bird
Additional names: Antipodean kakariki.

Arctic skua
Arctic migrant
Additional names: Parasitic jaegar.

Auckland Island merganser
Extinct Bird

Auckland Island rail
Endemic Bird
Additional names: Lewin's rail, Auckland rail, Dryolimnas muelleri, Lewinia muelleri.

Australian Coot
Native Bird
Additional names: Eurasian coot, bald coot.

Australian Magpie \| Makipai
Native Bird
Additional names: Black-backed magpie, western or white-backed Magpie.

Australasian Bittern \| Matuku
Native Bird
Additional names: Botaurus australis.

Australasian gannet \| Takapu
Native Bird

Australasian crested grebe \| Kāmana
Native Bird
Additional names: Southern crested grebe, Puteketeke.

Australasian little grebe \| Tokitokipio
Native Bird

Australasian shoveler \| Kuruwhengi
Native Bird

B

Barn Owl
Native Bird
Additional names: The ghost owl, church owl, death owl, hissing owl, hobgoblin or hobby owl, golden owl, silver owl, white owl, night owl, rat owl, scritch owl, screech owl, straw owl, barnyard owl and delicate owl.

Blackbird \| Manu Pango
Introduced Bird
Additional names: Black ouzel, woozel, merle, chucket, gottling, Turdus vulgaris.

Black-fronted Dotterel
Native Bird
Additional names: Elseyornis melanops, crescent plover.

Black Swan \| Kakīānau
Native Bird
Additional names: Wani.

C

Chaffinch \| Pahirini
Introduced Bird
Additional names: shilfa, scobby, shelly, skelly, shell-apple, beech-finch, twink, spink, pink.

G

Goldfinch \| Kourarini
Introduced Bird
Additional names: Thistle-finch, goldie, goldspink, King Harry, red-cap, proud-tail.

Greenfinch
Introduced Bird
Additional names: Green linnet, european greenfinch, green grosbeak.

Grey Teal \| Tētē-moroiti
Native Bird
Additional names: Anas gibberifrons gracilis.

H

Nga Huia
Extinct bird
Additional names: Heteralocha gouldii, Heteralocha acutirostris, Neomorpha gouldi.

K

Kākā
Endemic bird
Additional names: Bush parrot, brown parrot, mountain parrot, nestor hypopolius.

Kereru
Endemic bird
Additional names: Kuku, kukupa, New Zealand wood pigeon.

M

Mallard Duck \| Rakiraki
Introduced Bird
Additional names: Greenhead, Anas boschas.

P

Penguins

Little blue penguin \| Kororā
Native Bird
Additional names: fairy penguin, Sphenicus minor.

Rockhopper penguin
Native Bird
Additional names:

Yellow-eyed penguin \| Hoiho
Endemic Bird
Additional names:

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Pied Oystercatcher \| Torea
Native Bird
Additional names: South Island pied oystercatcher, SIPO.

R

Rifleman \| Titipounamu
Endemic Bird
Additional names:

S

Shinning cuckoo \| Pipiwharauroa
Native Bird
Additional names:

Silver-eye \| Tauhou
Native Bird
Additional names: white–eye, wax–eye, blight bird

Song Thrush \| Manu-kai-hua-rakau
Introduced Bird
Additional names: mavis, throstle

Sparrow \| Tiu
Introduced Bird
Additional names: Spug

Starling \| Tāringi
Introduced Bird
Additional names: stare, stareling

T

Takahe
Endemic Bird
Additional names: Notornis hochstetteri, Notornis, Moho

Thin-billed Prion \| Korotangi
Native Bird
Additional names: narrow-billed prion, slender-billed prion

V

Variable Oystercatcher \| Toreapango
Endemic Bird
Additional names:

W

Welcome swallow \| Warou
Native Bird
Additional names: house swallow, pacific swallow.

Laughing Owl \| Whekau
Extinct Bird
Additional names: Hakoke, rock owl.

Whitehead \| Popokatea
Endemic Bird
Additional names:

White Heron \| Kōtuku
Native Bird
Additional names: Great egret, great white heron.

Wild turkey \| Korukoru
Introduced Bird
Additional names:

Y

Yellowhammer \| Huru-kowhai
Introduced Bird
Additional names:Yellow bunting, yellow yowley, yellow yeldrin, yellow yoldrin, yellow yite, yeldrock, yolkring, yoit, skite, goldie, yellow amber, yellow ring, scribble lark, scribbler.

Yellowhead \| Mohua
Endemic Bird
Additional names: Bush canary, Muscicapa chloris, Orthonyx ochrocephala, yellow headed flycatcher.

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