New Zealand Trip Report  

 

Name	Species	Comment
New Zealand Grebe (Dabchick)	Poliocephalus rufopectus	LT
Yellow-eyed Penguin	Megadyptes antipodes	TH
Little (Blue) Penguin	Eudyptula minor	CS, UI
Wandering Albatross	Diomedea exulans	K
Northern Royal Albatross	Diomedea sanfordi	CS, K, TH
Shy Albatross (Mollymawk)	Thalassarche cauta	CS, K
Buller's Albatross (Mollymawk)	Thalassarche bulleri	CS
Northern Giant Petrel	Macronectes halli	CS, K
Cape Pigeon (Pintado Petrel)	Daption capense	K
Westland Petrel	Procellaria westlandica	K
Flesh-footed Shearwater	Puffinus carneipes	CS
Sooty Shearwater	Puffinus griseus	CS, K, B, TH
Fluttering Shearwater	Puffinus gavia	CS, K
Hutton's Shearwater	Puffinus huttoni	CS, K
Common Diving-petrel	Pelecanoides urinatrix	CS
Australasian Gannet	Morus serrator	MB, W, N, K, SI
Little Pied Cormorant (Shag)	Phalacrocorax melanoleucos brevirostris	W, MI, LT, LB, PI, TH
Pied Cormorant (Shag)	Phalacrocorax varius	Common in all suitable habitats
Little Black Cormorant (Shag)	Phalacrocorax sulcirostris	W, LT
Great Cormorant (Black Shag)	Phalacrocorax carbo novaehollandiae	Common in all suitable habitats
Bronze (Stewart Island) Shag	Phalacrocorax chalconotus	SI, UI, TH
Spotted Shag	Phalacrocorax punctatus	CS, K, B, PI, TH
White-faced Heron	Egretta novaehollandiae	Common in all suitable habitats
Pacific Reef Egret	Egretta sacra	K, SI
Great Egret (White Heron)	Egretta alba modesta	G
Royal Spoonbill	Platalea regia	PI, TH
Black Swan	Cygnus atratus	Common in all suitable habitats
Feral Goose	Anser anser	LT, TH
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	LH, K, HP, TA
Paradise Shelduck	Tadorna variegata	Common in all suitable habitats
Blue Duck	Hymenolaimus malacorhynchus	T
Grey Teal	Anas gracilis	N, K
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Common in all suitable habitats
Grey (Pacific Black) Duck	Anas superciliosa	W, G, LB, F
Australian Shoveler	Anas rhynchotis variegata	LT, N, K, LB
New Zealand Scaup	Aythya novaeseelandiae	MI, LT, K, HP, LB
Swamp Harrier	Circus approximans	Common in all suitable habitats
Common Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	M
Common Peafowl	Pavo cristatus	W
Wild Turkey	Meleagris gallopavo	N
California Quail	Callipepla californica	LT, PF
Weka	Gallirallus australis	UI
Eastern Swamphen	Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus	Common in all suitable habitats
Australian Coot	Fulica atra australis	LT, LB
South Island Oystercatcher	Haematopus finschi	Common in all suitable habitats
Variable Oystercatcher	Haematopus unicolor	Common in all suitable habitats
White-headed Stilt	Himantopus leucocephalus	Common in all suitable habitats
Black Stilt	Himantopus novaezelandiae	LB
New Zealand Dotterel (Red-breasted Plover)	Charadrius obscurus	W
Banded Dotterel (Double-banded Plover)	Charadrius bicinctus	K, HP
Wrybill	Anarhynchus frontalis	M
Masked Lapwing	Vanellus miles novaehollandiae	Common in all suitable habitats
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica baueri	W, M, G, B, PI, TH
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	M, B
Knot	Calidris canutus rogersi	M
Red-necked Stint	Calidris ruficollis	M
Black-backed Gull	Larus dominicanus	Common in all suitable habitats
Red-billed Gull	Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae	Common in all suitable habitats
Black-billed Gull	Chroicocephalus bulleri	Common in all suitable habitats
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	W, N, G, B, TH
White-fronted Tern	Sterna striata	Common in all suitable habitats
Little Tern	Sterna albifrons placens	M
Black-fronted Tern	Chlidonias albostriatus	LP, HP, LB, Q, TA
Rock Dove	Columba livia "feral"	M
Barbary Dove (African Collared Dove)	Streptopelia roseogrisea	A
New Zealand Pigeon	Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae	Common in all suitable habitats
Kea	Nestor notabilis	FG
New Zealand Kaka	Nestor meridionalis	SI, UI
Eastern Rosella	Platycercus eximius	W
Red-crowned (fronted) Parakeet	Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae	SI, UI
Yellow-crowned (fronted) Parakeet	Cyanoramphus auriceps	PF
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo	Chrysococcyx lucidus	LT
Long-tailed Koel (Cuckoo)	Eudynamys taitensis	PF
Morepork	Ninox novaeseelandiae	LM (Heard only)
Sacred (New Zealand) Kingfisher	Todiramphus sanctus vagans	W, N, LP, PI
Rifleman	Acanthisitta chloris	LG
Grey Warbler	Gerygone igata	MI, PF, SI
Stitchbird	Notiomystis cincta	MI
Bellbird	Anthornis melanura	LT, LM, SI, UI
Tui	Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae	MI, LT, LP, LM, HP, SI, B
Saddleback	Philesturnus carunculatus	MI
Tomtit	Petroica macrocephala	PF, LM, HP
New Zealand Robin	Petroica australis	MI, PF, LG, TA
Whitehead	Mohoua albicilla	PF
Skylark	Alauda arvensis	Common in all suitable habitats
Welcome Swallow	Hirundo neoxena	Common in all suitable habitats
New Zealand Pipit	Anthus novaeseelandiae	LT, K, LP, TH
Dunnock	Prunella modularis	K, LM, Q, B, TH
Blackbird	Turdus merula	Common in all suitable habitats
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos	Common in all suitable habitats
Fernbird	Megalurus punctata	PF
Grey Fantail	Rhipidura fuliginosa	Common in all suitable habitats
Brown Creeper	Mohoua novaeseelandiae	LM, UI
(Grey-breasted) Silvereye	Zosterops lateralis lateralis	Common in all suitable habitats
Rook	Corvus frugilegus	LP
Australian (White-backed) Magpie	Gymnorhina tibicen hypoleuca	Common in all suitable habitats
Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	Common in all suitable habitats
Common Myna	Acridotheres tristis	A, LT
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Common in all suitable habitats
Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs	Common in all suitable habitats
European Greenfinch	Carduelis chloris	A, LT, HP, LB
European Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis	A, LT, K, LP, HP, PI, TH
Lesser Redpoll	Carduelis cabaret	T, LM, HP, LB
Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella	Common in all suitable habitats

 

Site	Key
Auckland	A
Bluff	B
Cook Strait	CS
Dunedin	D
Fox Glacier	FG
Greymouth	G
Haast Pass	HP
Kaikoura	K
Lake Benmore	LB
Lake Gunn	LG
Lower Hutt	LH
Lake Moeraki	LM
Lewis Pass	LP
Lake Taupo	LT
Miranda	M
Muriwai Beach	MB
Mokoia Island	MI
Nelson	N
Pureora Forest	P
Papanui Inlet	PI
Queenstown	Q
Stewart Island	SI
Tongariro National Park	T
Te Anau	TA
Taiaroa Head	TH
Ulva Island	UI
Whangaparaoa	W




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