List of endemic birds of New Zealand facts for kids
New Zealand is home to many amazing birds that you won't find anywhere else in the world! These special birds are called endemic species. About 71% of the birds that lived and had their babies in New Zealand before people arrived are found only there.
Some birds are called "breeding endemic." This means they have their babies only in New Zealand. But after that, they might fly to other places around the world.
The symbols you see next to the bird names show their conservation status. This tells us how much danger they are in. These symbols come from the IUCN Red List, which is a global report card for nature. The symbols, from least to most danger, are:
- = Least Concern (doing well)
- = Near Threatened (might be in trouble soon)
- = Vulnerable (at risk)
- = Endangered (in high danger)
- = Critically Endangered (in extreme danger)
- = Extinct (no longer alive)
Contents
Special Bird Areas
BirdLife International has named special places in New Zealand called Endemic Bird Areas (EBAs). These are important spots where many unique birds live.
The main Endemic Bird Areas in New Zealand are:
- Auckland Islands
- Chatham Islands
- North Island of New Zealand
- South Island of New Zealand
There are also some "secondary areas." These places have at least one bird species that lives in a small area. But they don't quite meet the rules to be a full EBA. These include:
- Antipodes Islands
- Snares Islands and Stewart Island/Rakiura islets
Birds Found Only in New Zealand
These birds (and some of their special types, called subspecies) are found only in New Zealand. They are listed here in alphabetical order by their common name. You'll also see their conservation status symbol.
- Antipodes Island parakeet, Cyanoramphus unicolor
- Antipodes snipe, Coenocorypha aucklandica meinertzhagenae
- Auckland Island merganser, Mergus australis
- Auckland Island shag, Leucocarbo colensoi
- Auckland rail, Lewinia muelleri
- Auckland teal, Anas aucklandica
- Bellbird (korimako), Anthornis melanura
- Black robin, Petroica traversi
- Black stilt (kakī), Himantopus novaezelandiae
- Black-billed gull (tarāpuka), Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Black-fronted tern (tarapirohe), Chlidonias albostriatus
- Blue duck (whio), Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos
- Bounty Island shag, Leucocarbo ranfurlyi
- Brown creeper (pipipi), Mohoua novaeseelandiae
- Brown teal (pāteke), Anas chlorotis
- Bushwren (mātuhituhi), Xenicus longipes
- Campbell Island shag, Leucocarbo campbelli
- Campbell snipe, Coenocorypha aucklandica perseverance
- Campbell teal, Anas nesiotis
- Chatham Island bellbird, Anthornis melanocephala
- Chatham Island fernbird, Megalurus rufescens
- Chatham island oystercatcher (tōrea tai), Haematopus chathamensis
- Chatham Island pigeon (parea), Hemiphaga chathamensis
- Chatham Island rail, Cabalus modestus
- Chatham Island shag, Leucocarbo onslowi
- Chatham Island snipe, Coenocorypha pusilla
- Chatham Island warbler (riroriro), Gerygone albofrontata
- Chatham parakeet (Forbes' parakeet), Cyanoramphus forbesi
- Dieffenbach's rail (moeriki), Gallirallus dieffenbachii
- Fernbird (matata), Megalurus punctatus
- Fiordland crested penguin (tawaki), Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
- Foveaux shag (kawau), Leucocarbo stewarti
- Great spotted kiwi (roa), Apteryx haastii
- Grey warbler (riroriro), Gerygone igata
- Hawkin's rail (mehonui), Diaphorapteryx hawkinsi
- Hodgens' waterhen, Gallinula hodgenorum
- Huia, Heteralocha acutirostris
- Kākāpō, Strigops habroptilus
- Kea, Nestor notabilis
- King shag (kawau), Leucocarbo carunculatus
- Laughing owl (whēkau), Sceloglaux albifacies
- Little spotted kiwi (kiwi pukupuku), Apteryx owenii
- Long-tailed cuckoo (koekoea), Urodynamis taitensis
- Lyall's wren (Stephens Island wren), Traversia lyalli
- Morepork
(Māori: ruru)
Ninox novaeseelandiae - Malherbe's parakeet (orange-fronted parakeet) (kākāriki karaka), Cyanoramphus malherbi
- New Zealand bittern (kaoriki), Ixobrychus novaezelandiae
- New Zealand dotterel (tuturiwhatu), Charadrius obscurus
- New Zealand falcon (kārearea), Falco novaeseelandiae
- New Zealand fantail (pīwakawaka), Rhipidura fuliginosa
- New Zealand grebe (weweia), Poliocephalus rufopectus
- New Zealand kaka, Nestor meridionalis
- New Zealand pigeon (kererū), Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- New Zealand quail (koreke), Coturnix novaezelandiae
- New Zealand scaup (pāpango), Aythya novaeseelandiae
- North Island brown kiwi, Apteryx mantelli
- North Island kōkako, Callaeas wilsoni
- North Island piopio, Turnagra tanagra
- North Island robin (toutouwai), Petroica longipes
- North Island saddleback (tīeke), Philesturnus rufusater
- North Island snipe, Coenocorypha barrierensis
- North Island takahē (mōho), Porphyrio mantelli
- Okarito brown kiwi (rowi), Apteryx rowi
- Otago shag (kawau), Leucocarbo chalconotus
- Paradise shelduck (pūtangitangi), Tadorna variegata
- Pipit (pihoihoi), Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Pitt shag, Phalacrocorax featherstoni
- Red-billed gull (tarāpunga), Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus
- Red-fronted parakeet (kākāriki), Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
- Reischek's parakeet, Cyanoramphus hochstetteri
- Rifleman (titipounamu), Acanthisitta chloris
- Rock wren (piwauwau), Xenicus gilviventris
- Shore plover (tūturuatu), Thinornis novaeseelandiae
- Snares snipe (tutukiwi), Coenocorypha huegeli
- South Island kōkako, Callaeas cinereus
- South Island pied oystercatcher (tōrea), Haematopus finschi
- South Island piopio, Turnagra capensis
- South Island robin (toutouwai), Petroica australis
- South Island saddleback (tīeke), Philesturnus carunculatus
- South Island snipe (tutukiwi), Coenocorypha iredalei)
- South Island takahē (takahē), Porphyrio hochstetteri
- Southern brown kiwi (tokoeka), Apteryx australis
- Spotted shag (parekareka), Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Stitchbird (hihi), Notiomystis cincta
- Subantarctic snipe, Coenocorypha aucklandica
- Tomtit (miromiro), Petroica macrocephala
- Tūī, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Variable oystercatcher (tōrea tai), Haematopus unicolor
- Weka, Gallirallus australis
- Whitehead (pōpokatea), Mohoua albicilla
- Wrybill (ngutuparore), Anarhynchus frontalis
- Yellow-crowned parakeet (kākāriki), Cyanoramphus auriceps
- Yellow-eyed penguin (hoiho), Megadyptes antipodes
- Yellowhead (mōhua), Mohoua ochrocephala
Birds That Breed in New Zealand and Travel Elsewhere
These birds have their babies only in New Zealand. But they are also found in other parts of the world. This group includes many seabirds that fly far across the ocean and other migratory birds.
- Black petrel, Procellaria parkinsoni
- Buller's albatross, Thalassarche bulleri
- Buller's shearwater, Ardenna bulleri
- Chatham petrel, Pterodroma axillaris
- Cook's petrel, Pterodroma cookii
- Double-banded plover, Charadrius bicinctus
- Erect-crested penguin, Eudyptes sclateri
- Fiordland crested penguin, Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
- Fluttering shearwater, Puffinus gavia
- Grey-faced petrel, Pterodroma gouldi
- Hutton's shearwater, Puffinus huttoni
- Magenta petrel, Pterodroma magentae
- Mottled petrel, Pterodroma inexpectata
- Pacific long-tailed cuckoo, Urodynamis taitensis
- Pycroft's petrel, Pterodroma pycrofti
- Snares crested penguin, Eudyptes robustus
- Southern royal albatross, Diomedea epomophora
- Westland petrel (tāiko), Procellaria westlandica
- Whenua Hou diving petrel, Pelecanoides whenuahouensis
- White-necked petrel, Pterodroma cervicalis
- Yellow-eyed penguin (hoiho), Megadyptes antipodes
See also
In Spanish: Aves endémicas de Nueva Zelanda para niños
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