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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 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 ...
Some supplemental referencing is that of the Avibase Bird Checklists of the World [2] as of 2022, and the 4th edition of the Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand, published in 2010 by Te Papa Press in association with the Ornithological Society of New Zealand, which is an authoritative list of the birds of New Zealand. [3]
This category contains articles on endemic, native, introduced and extinct birds of New Zealand. Subcategories This category has the following 14 subcategories, out of 14 total.
The Department of Conservation's weka recovery plan, approved in 1999, aims to improve the conservation status of threatened weka, clarify the status of data deficient weka, maintain the non-threatened status of other weka, and eventually restore all weka to their traditional ranges as a significant component of the ecosystems.
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.
Queen Charlotte Sound is on the north coast of the South Island of New Zealand. This picture is the holotype for the species and is in the collection of the Natural History Museum in London. [ 5 ] The yellowhead in now one of three species placed in the genus Mohoua that was introduced in 1837 by the French naturalist René Lesson . [ 6 ]
This is a list of birds of the Chatham Islands, an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean about 650 kilometres (400 mi) east of mainland New Zealand.In 1995, Chatham Islands County was dissolved and reconstituted by a New Zealand act of Parliament as the "Chatham Islands Territory", with powers similar to those of territorial authorities and some functions similar to those of a regional council. [1]