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Piwakawaka |
Fantail |
Found in gardens, and bush
trails following trampers. |
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Tui |
Parsonbird |
Familiar sight in the bush
and suburban gardens. |
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Kereru |
Woodpigeon |
Rapidly becoming an endangered
bird. |
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Weka |
Woodhen |
Mostly found in the South
Island. |
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Kakapo |
Large N.Z. parrot |
The world's most endangered
bird. |
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Kotare |
Kingfisher |
Quite a common sight on riverbanks
and gardens with ponds ! |
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Kokako |
Blue-wattled Crow |
Endangered - Very small numbers
of North Island Kokako are found in isolated pockets. |
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Ruru |
Morepork (N.Z. Owl) |
A familiar sound in the bush
areas at night. |
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Takahe |
Giant flightless Moorhen |
Endangered - Now fewer than
160 survive in the Murchison ranges in Fiordland today. |
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Kea |
Alpine parrot |
Quite a scavenger. Popular
with tourists. |
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Tieke |
Saddleback |
Still on the endangered list
- these birds are plentiful on many off-shore islands. . |
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Pukeko |
Swamphen |
A familiar sight on farmlands
and sides of the road. |
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Hoiho |
Yellow-eyed Penguin |
Endangered - is probably the
world’s rarest penguin. |
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Korora |
Little Blue Penguin |
Relatively common. |
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Tutouwai |
North Island Robin |
Not very common. Not frightened
of people, will come quite close. |
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Hihi |
Stitchbird |
Endangered - numbers have
begun increasing. |
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Chatham Island
Black Robin |
Endangered - One of the rarest
birds in the world. A NZ conservation success story. |
