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Find out about the many stunning birds you will find on the West Coast of the South Island in New Zealand in this bird directory.

Birds

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There are currently 73 birds in our database
Australasian Bittern
Maori Name: Matuku
Botaucarus poiciloptilus
Australasian Harrier
Maori Name: Kahu
Circus approximans
Banded Dotterel
Maori Name: Tuturiwhata
Charadrias bicinctus
Bar-Tailed Godwit
Maori Name: Kuaka
Limosa lapponica baueri
Bellbird
Maori Name: Korimako
Anthornis melanura
Black-backed Gull/Dominican Gull
Maori Name: Karoro
Larus dominicanus
Blackbird
Turdus merula
Black Shag
Maori Name: Kawau
Phalocrocorax carbo
Blue Penguin
Maori Name: Kororā
Eudyptula minor
Brown Creeper
Maori Name: Pipipi
Mohoua novaeseelandiae
Brown Kiwi
Maori Name: Rowi
Apteryx
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Caspian Tern
Maori Name: Taranui
Sterna caspi
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Chaffinch
Fringilla fringilla
Crested Grebe (southern)
Maori Name: Puteketeke
Podiceps cristatus
Dunnock - Hedge Sparrow
Fantail
Maori Name: Piwakawaka
Rhipidura rhipidura
Far-Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis
Fern Bird
Maori Name: Matata
Bowdleria punctata
Fiordland Crested Penguin
Maori Name: Pokotiwha
Eudyptes pachyrhunchus
Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelia
Greenfinch
Carduelis chloris
Grey Duck
Maori Name: Parera
Anas superciliosa
Grey Teal
Maori Name: Tete
Anas gracilis
Grey Warbler
Maori Name: Riroriro
Gerygone igata
Hedge Sparrow
Prunella modularis
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Kaka
Maori Name: Kaka
Nestor meridionalis
Kea
Nestor notabilis
Kiwi
Maori Name: Rowi
Apteryx rowi
Lesser Knot
Maori Name: Huahou
Calidris Canutus
Little Black Shag
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Little Egret
Egretta E. garzetta
Little Pied Shag
Maori Name: Kawaupaka
Phalacrocorax P. malanoleucos
Little Shag Colony
Long Tailed Cuckoo
Maori Name: Koekoea
Eudynamys taitensis
Mallard Duck
Anas platyrhynchos
Marsh Crake
Maori Name: Koitareke
Porzana pusilla
Morepork
Maori Name: Ruru
Ninox novaseelandiae
New Zealand Falcon
Maori Name: Karearea
Falco novaeseelandiae
New Zealand Kingfisher
Maori Name: Kotare
Halcyonidae Halcyon
New Zealand Pigeon
Maori Name: Kereru
Hemiphaga Novaeseelandiae
New Zealand Shoveler
Maori Name: Kuruwhenga
Anas Rhynchotis
NZ Scaup/Black Teal
Maori Name: Papango
Aythya novaeseelandiae
Okarito Kiwi
Apteryx rowi
Paradise Duck
Maori Name: Putangitangi
Tadorna variegata
Pied Shag
Maori Name: Karuhiruhi
Phalacrocorax P. varius
Pied Stilt
Maori Name: Poaka
Himantopus Himantopus
Pipit
Maori Name: Pihoihoi
Anthus novaeseelandiae
Pukeko
Maori Name: Pukeko
Porphyrio P. porphyrio
Red-billed Gull
Maori Name: Tarapunga
Larus novaehollandiae
Redpoll
Carduelis flammea
Rifleman
Maori Name: Titipounamu
Acanthisitta chloris
Robin
Maori Name: Toutouwai
Petroica P. australis
Royal Spoonbill
Maori Name: Kotuku-nutupapa
Platelea regia
Shining Cuckoo
Maori Name: Pipiwharauroa
Chrysococcyx lucidas
Silver Eye
Maori Name: Tauhou
Zosterops lateralis
Skylark
Alauda arvensis
South Island Pied Oystercatcher
Maori Name: Torea
Haematopus H. ostralegus
Spotless Crake
Maori Name: Putoto
Porzana P. tabuensis
Spotted Shag
Maori Name: Parekareka
Stictocarbo S. punctatus
Spur-winged Plover
Vanellus V. miles
Starling
Sternus vulgaris
Tomtit
Maori Name: Ngiru-ngiru
Petroica P. macrocephala
Tui
Maori Name: Tui
Prosthermadera P. novaeseelandiae
Variable Oystercatcher
Maori Name: Torea-pango
Haematopus unicolor
Western Weka
Gallirallus australis
White-faced Heron
White-faced Heron
Maori Name: Matuku-moana
Egretta Novaehollandiae
White-fronted Tern
Maori Name: Tara
Sterna striata
White Heron
Maori Name: Kotuku
Egretta alba modesta
Yellow-crowned Parakeet
Maori Name: Kakariki
Cyanoramphus auriceps

 

References

The following references were used for the bird directory on www.birdingwestcoast.co.nz.

Heather, Barrie & Robertson, Hugh (1996). The Field Guide to the Birds of New Zealand. London: Penguin 

Reader’s Digest (1985). Complete Book of New Zealand Birds.  Sydney: Reed Methuen 

Chambers, Stuart (2007). New Zealand Birds An identification guide. Auckland: Reed 

Ombler, Kathy (2007). Where to watch birds in New Zealand. Auckland: New Holland 

Web Sites:

 www.nzbirds.co.nz

 www.fishandgame.org.nz/Site/Youth/CreatureFeature

 www.birdsinbackyards.com.au

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aves

 www.tiritirimatangi.org.nz/Birds

www.seaworld.org/animal-info/Animal-Bytes/animalia/eumetazoa/coelomates/deuterostomes/chordata/craniata/aves/index 

www.hamiltonzoo.co.nz/page/pageid/2145833657/Birds

www.doc.govt.nz/ 

www.natureandco.co.nz/land_and_wildlife/wildlife/birds 

www.teara.govt.nz/TheBush/BushAndMountainRecreation/Birdwatching/en

www.nzconservationtrust.org.nz/nzspecies

www.terranature.org/NZ_ecology

www.treasuresofthesea.org.nz/oystercatchers

www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/subject-000009

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