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This is the list of the birds of New Zealand. The common name of the bird in New Zealand English is given first, and its Māori-language name, if different, is also noted. The North Island and South Island are the two largest islands of New Zealand. Stewart Island is the largest of the smaller islands.
The Field Guide to the Birds of New Zealand (rev. & updated 4th ed.). New Zealand: Penguin. ISBN 978-0143570929. Checklist Committee Ornithological Society of New Zealand (2010). "Available online as a PDF" (PDF). Checklist of the birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands, and the Ross Dependency, Antarctica (4th ed.). New Zealand: Te ...
Watercolour of a female bird painted by Georg Forster on James Cook's second voyage to the Pacific Ocean.This picture is the holotype for the species.. The paradise shelduck was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae.
Early European colonists called it the parson bird [17] or mocking-bird [18] but these names are no longer used. [19] The closest living relative to tūī is the New Zealand bellbird; genetic analysis indicates its ancestor diverged from a lineage that gave rise to the New Zealand and Chatham bellbirds around 5 million years ago. [20]
The New Zealand bellbird (Anthornis melanura), also known by its te reo Māori names korimako, makomako and kōmako, is a medium-sized species of honeyeater endemic to New Zealand. It has been the only living member of the genus Anthornis since the Chatham bellbird went extinct in the early 20th century.
BirdLife International has defined the following Endemic Bird Areas in New Zealand: . Auckland Islands; Chatham Islands; North Island; South Island; The following are classified as secondary areas, i.e. they have at least one restricted-range bird species, but do not meet the criteria for Endemic Bird Areas:
The New Zealand falcon is a sedentary bird that spends most of its time within or close to its home range. [16] The home range of a falcon varies, with calculations from 200 km² to 15 km², with dependence on food availability. [16] [8] Outside of the breeding season solitary or pairs of falcons will use permanent sheltered roosts. The falcon ...
New Zealand bird artists (3 P) Pages in category "Birds of New Zealand" The following 64 pages are in this category, out of 64 total. This list may not reflect recent ...