Native birds of Aotearoa New Zealand

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Image: Australasian Crested Grebe

Pūteketeke, Australasian crested grebe

Australasian Crested Grebe

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: New Zealand Buff-banded Rail

Moho pererū, Banded rail

New Zealand Buff-banded Rail

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Makomako Bellbird

Korimako / Makomako, Bellbird

Makomako Bellbird

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Black Billed Gull

Tarāpuka, Black-billed gull

Black Billed Gull

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Kakī (Black Stilt)

Kakī, Black stilt

Kakī (Black Stilt)

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Black-fronted Tern

Tarapirohe, Black-fronted tern

Black-fronted Tern

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Blue Duck

Whio, Blue duck

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Brown Teal

Pāteke, Brown teal

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Chatham Island Pigeon

Chatham Island Pigeon

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: New Zealand Pigeon

Kerūrū, New Zealand Pigeon

New Zealand Pigeon

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Chatham Island Tui

Chatham Island Tui

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Chatham Islands Petrel

Chatham Islands Petrel

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: New Zealand Dabchick

Weweia, New Zealand dabchick

New Zealand Dabchick

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Eastern Bar Tailed Godwit

Eastern Bar Tailed Godwit

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Eastern Bar-tailed Godwit

Eastern Bar-tailed Godwit

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Eastern Bar Tailed Godwit

Eastern Bar Tailed Godwit

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Eastern Bar Tailed Godwit

Eastern Bar Tailed Godwit

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: North Island Fantail

Pīwakawaka, Fantail

North Island Fantail

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: North Island Fernbird

Mātātā, Fernbird

North Island Fernbird

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Grey Warbler

Riroriro, Grey warbler

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Hutton's Shearwater

Hutton's Shearwater

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: South Island Kaka

Kākā

South Island Kaka

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: North Island Kaka

North Island Kaka

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Kākāpō

Kākāpō

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Kea

Kea

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: New Zealand Kingfisher

New Zealand Kingfisher

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: New Zealand Kingfisher

New Zealand Kingfisher

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Okarito Kiwi

Rowi, Okarito brown kiwi

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Stewart Island Brown Kiwi

Stewart Island Brown Kiwi

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Stewart Island Brown Kiwi

Stewart Island Brown Kiwi

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Stewart Island Brown Kiwi

Stewart Island Brown Kiwi

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Stewart Island Brown Kiwi

Stewart Island Brown Kiwi

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Stewart Island Brown Kiwi

Stewart Island Brown Kiwi

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Stewart Island Brown Kiwi

Stewart Island Brown Kiwi

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: North Island Kokako

North Island Kokako

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: North Island Kokako

North Island Kokako

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: North Island Kokako

North Island Kokako

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Marsh Crake

Marsh Crake

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Marsh Crake

Marsh Crake

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Moreporks, 1974

Moreporks, 1974

Auckland Libraries

Image: Morepork

Morepork

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Morepork

Morepork

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Morepork

Morepork

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Morepork

Morepork

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Little Barrier Island. Bird Life.

Little Barrier Island. Bird Life.

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Northern Red-breasted Plover

Northern Red-breasted Plover

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Northern Red-breasted Plover

Northern Red-breasted Plover

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: New Zealand Double-banded Plover

New Zealand Double-banded Plover

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: New Zealand Fairy Tern

Tara iti, Fairy tern

New Zealand Fairy Tern

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: New Zealand Falcon

New Zealand Falcon

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: New Zealand Falcon

New Zealand Falcon

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: New Zealand Falcon

New Zealand Falcon

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: New Zealand Falcon

Kārearea, New Zealand falcon

New Zealand Falcon

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: New Zealand Falcon

New Zealand Falcon

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Red-crowned parakeet

Red-crowned parakeet

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Yellow-crowned Parakeet

Yellow-crowned Parakeet

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Yellow-crowned Parakeet

Yellow-crowned Parakeet

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Mainland Red-crowned Parakeet

Mainland Red-crowned Parakeet

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Mainland Red-crowned Parakeet

Mainland Red-crowned Parakeet

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Mainland Red-crowned Parakeet

Mainland Red-crowned Parakeet

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: New Zealand Birds

New Zealand Birds

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Kapiti Island

Kapiti Island

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Native Pigeon with Egg, 1909

Native Pigeon with Egg, 1909

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: New Zealand Pigeon

New Zealand Pigeon

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: New Zealand Pigeon

New Zealand Pigeon

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: New Zealand Pigeon

New Zealand Pigeon

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: New Zealand Pigeon

New Zealand Pigeon

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: New Zealand Pigeon

New Zealand Pigeon

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Bush Robin NZ

Bush Robin NZ

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: South Island Robin

South Island Robin

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Birds - Ducks

Birds - Ducks

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Paradise Duck : digital image

Paradise Duck : digital image

Wairarapa Archive

Image: Pūtangitangi (Paradise Shelduck)

Pūtangitangi (Paradise Shelduck)

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Pūtangitangi (Paradise Shelduck)

Pūtangitangi (Paradise Shelduck)

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Paradise Duck, Rotorua

Paradise Duck, Rotorua

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Paradise Duck (Casarca variegata). Maori name, ""Putangitangi"".

Paradise Duck (Casarca variegata). Maori name, ""Putangitangi"".

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Paradise Shelduck

Paradise Shelduck

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Yellow eyed penguin.

Yellow eyed penguin.

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Yellow-eyed Penguin

Yellow-eyed Penguin

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Yellow-eyed Penguin

Yellow-eyed Penguin

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Hoiho (Yellow-Eyed Penguin)

Hoiho (Yellow-Eyed Penguin)

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Yellow-eyed Penguin

Yellow-eyed Penguin

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Tawaki (Fiordland Crested Penguin)

Tawaki, Fiordland crested penguin

Tawaki (Fiordland Crested Penguin)

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Kororā (Little Blue Penguin)

Kororā (Little Blue Penguin)

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Little Penguin

Little Penguin

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Little Penguin

Little Penguin

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Pukeko

Pukeko

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Pukeko

Pukeko

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Pukeko

Pukeko

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Pukeko

Pukeko

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: New Zealand Rock Wren

New Zealand Rock Wren

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Rock Wren, Xenicus gilviventris

Pīwauwau, Rock wren

Rock Wren, Xenicus gilviventris

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: South Island Saddleback

South Island Saddleback

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: North Island Saddleback

North Island Saddleback

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: North Island Saddleback

North Island Saddleback

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: [Saddleback]

[Saddleback]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: North Island Saddleback

North Island Saddleback

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: [Young Saddlebacks]

[Young Saddlebacks]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: South Island Saddleback

South Island Saddleback

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Shore Plover

Shore Plover

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Shore Plover

Tūturuatu, Shore plover

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Shore Plover

Shore Plover

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Shore Plover

Shore Plover

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Shore Plover

Shore Plover

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Tasmanian Silvereye

Tasmanian Silvereye

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Silvereye (ssp. lateralis)

Silvereye (ssp. lateralis)

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Silvereye

Silvereye

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Silvereye (ssp. lateralis)

Silvereye (ssp. lateralis)

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Silvereye

Silvereye

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Silvereye

Silvereye

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Tasmanian Silvereye

Tasmanian Silvereye

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Spotless Crake

Spotless Crake

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Spotless Crake

Spotless Crake

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Spotted Shags

Spotted Shags

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Pārekareka (Spotted Shag)

Pārekareka (Spotted Shag)

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Spotted Shag

Spotted Shag

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Spotted Shag

Spotted Shag

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Stitchbird

Stitchbird

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Stitchbird

Stitchbird

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Stitchbird

Stitchbird

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Stitchbird

Stitchbird

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Stitchbird

Stitchbird

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Stitchbird

Stitchbird

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Takahe

Takahe

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: South Island Takahe

South Island Takahe

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: South Island Takahe

South Island Takahe

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Tomtit

Tomtit

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: North Island Tomtit

North Island Tomtit

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: South Island Tomtit

South Island Tomtit

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: North Island Tomtit

North Island Tomtit

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: South Island Tomtit

South Island Tomtit

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: South Island Tomtit

South Island Tomtit

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Tūī

Tūī

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: New Zealand Tūī

Tūī

New Zealand Tūī

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Mainland Tui

Mainland Tui

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Tui

Tui

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Mainland Tui

Mainland Tui

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Variable Oystercatcher

Variable Oystercatcher

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Variable Oystercatcher

Variable Oystercatcher

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Variable Oystercatcher

Variable Oystercatcher

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Variable Oystercatcher

Tōrea pango, Variable oystercatcher

Variable Oystercatcher

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Variable Oystercatcher

Variable Oystercatcher

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Variable Oystercatcher

Variable Oystercatcher

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Weka : Photograph

Weka : Photograph

Wairarapa Archive

Image: Western Weka

Western Weka

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Weka

Weka

Auckland Libraries

Image: western weka

western weka

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Wekas

Wekas

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Wekas

Wekas

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Weka

Weka

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Westland Petrel

Westland Petrel

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Westland Petrel

Westland Petrel

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Westland Petrel

Westland Petrel

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: White Heron, 1972

Kotuku, White heron

White Heron, 1972

Auckland Libraries

Image: Whitehead

Whitehead

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Whitehead

Whitehead

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Whitehead

Whitehead

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Whitehead

Whitehead

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Whitehead

Whitehead

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Whitehead

Whitehead

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Wrybill

Wrybill

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Wrybill

Wrybill

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Wrybill

Wrybill

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Wrybill

Wrybill

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Wrybill

Ngutu pare, Wrybill

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Wrybill

Wrybill

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Yellowhead

Yellowhead

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Yellowhead

Yellowhead

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: New Zealand Scaup

Pāpango, Scaup

New Zealand Scaup

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Flesh-footed Shearwater

Tāiko, Black petrel

Flesh-footed Shearwater

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao

Image: Eastern Rockhopper Penguin

Rockhopper penguin

Eastern Rockhopper Penguin

iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao