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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 ...
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.
Approximately 71% of the bird species breeding in New Zealand before humans arrived are widely accepted as being endemic. [ 1 ] There is also a smaller group of species are not fully endemic, but are breeding endemic, in that they breed only in New Zealand, but migrate or range elsewhere.
The New Zealand fairy tern was noted as being common in the late 19th century. [5] However, these records have been suggested as inaccurate as the birds can be difficult to distinguish from little terns. [6] [7] From 1940 to 1983, the New Zealand fairy tern was known to have bred at several sites along the northern coastline of the North Island ...
The South Island robin (Petroica australis; also known in Māori as the kakaruwai) [2] is a sparrow-sized bird found only in New Zealand, where it has the status of a protected endemic species. The birds are sparsely distributed through the South Island and Stewart Island / Rakiura, although the distribution is
The New Zealand falcon (Māori: kārearea, kārewarewa, or kāiaia; Falco novaeseelandiae) is New Zealand's only falcon, and one of only four living native and two endemic birds of prey. [3] Other common names for the bird are bush hawk and sparrow hawk .
Higher-level bird taxa restricted to New Zealand (11 P) Pages in category "Endemic birds of New Zealand" The following 92 pages are in this category, out of 92 total.