New Zealand Taxonomic Bird List

Procellariiformes	Albatrosses, fulmars, petrels
Diomedeidae
Diomedea bulleri	Buller's albatross	E, A
D. cauta	Shy mollymawk	C
D. chlororhynchos	Yellow-nosed albatross	C
D. chrysostoma	Grey-headed mollymawk	C
D. epomophora	Royal albatross	E, A
D. exulans	Toroa. Wandering albatross	C
D. melanophrys	Black-browed mollymawk	C
Phoebetria fusca	Sooty albatross	C
P. palpebrata	Light-mantled sooty albatross	C

Procellariidae
Daption capense	Cape pigeon. Pintado petrel	C
Fulmarus glacialoides	Antarctic fulmar	C
Halobaena caerulea	Blue petrel	C
Lugensa brevirostris	Kerguelen petrel	C
Macronectes giganteus	Nelly. Southern giant petrel	C
M. halli	Nelly. Northern giant petrel	C
Pachyptila turtur	Fairy prion	C
P. crassirostris	Fulmar prion	C
P. belcheri	Thin-billed prion	C
P. desolata	Antarctic prion	An
P. salvini	Salvin's prion	C
P. vittata	Broad-billed prion	C
Pagodroma nivea	Snow petrel	C
Pelecanoides georgicus	South Georgia diving petrel	An
P. urinatrix	Common diving petrel	C
Procellaria aequinoctialis	White-chinned petrel	C
P. cinerea	Grey petrel	C
P. parkinsoni	Parkinson's. Black petrel	E, A
P. westlandica	Westland petrel	E, A
Pterodroma axillaris	Chatham petrel	E, A
P. cervicalis	White-naped petrel	C
P. cookii	Cook's petrel	E, A
P. inexpectata	Mottled petrel	E, A
P. lessonii	White-headed petrel	C
P. longirostris	Stejneger's petrel	C
P. macroptera	Oi. Grey-faced petrel. muttonbird	C
P. magentae	Magenta petrel. Chatham Island taiko	E, A
P. mollis	Soft-plumaged petrel	C
P. neglecta	Kermadec petrel	C
P. nigripennis	Black-winged petrel	C
P. pycrofti	Pycroft's petrel	E, A
P. solandri	Providence petrel	C
Puffinus assimilis	Little shearwater	C
P. bulleri	Buller's shearwater	E, A
P. carneipus	Flesh-footed shearwater	C
P. gavia	Pakaha. Fluttering shearwater	E, A
P. griseus	Titi. Sooty shearwater. muttonbird	C
P. huttoni	Hutton's shearwater	E, A
P. pacificus	Wedge-tailed shearwater	C
P. tenuirostris	Short-tailed shearwater	C
Thalassoica antarctica	Antarctic petrel	An

Hydrobatidae(Oceanitidae)
Fregetta grallaria	White-bellied storm petrel	C
F. tropica	Black-bellied storm petrel	C
Oceanites nereis	Grey-backed storm petrel	C
O. oceanicus	Wilson's storm petrel	C
Pelagodroma marina	White-faced storm petrel	C

Sphenisciformes	Penguins
Spheniscidae
Aptenodytes forsteri	Emperor penguin	An
A. patagonicus	King penguin	An
Eudyptes chrysocome	Rockhopper penguin	A
E. chrysolophus	Macaroni penguin	An
E. pachyrhynchus	Tawaki. Fiordland crested penguin	E
E. robustus	Snares crested penguin	E, An
E. sclateri	Erect-crested penguin	E, An
Eudyptula minor	Korora. Little blue penguin	A
Megadyptes antipodes	Hoihoi. Yellow-eyed penguin	R, E
Pygoscelis papua	Gentoo penguin	An
P. adeliae	Adelie penguin	An
P. antarctica	Chinstrap penguin	An

Pelecaniformes	Shags, gannets, pelicans
Phaethontidae
Phaethon lepturus	White-tailed tropicbird	RV
P. rubricauda	Red-tailed tropicbird	RV

Sulidae
Morus serrator	Takapu. Australasian gannet	A
Sula dactylatra	Masked booby	RV
S. leucogaster	Brown booby	RV

Phalacrocoracidae
Leucocarbo campbelli	Campbell Island Shag	E, An
L. carunculatus	King Shag	E
L. chalconotus	Stewart Island Shag	E
L. colensoi	Auckland Island Shag	E, An
L. onslowi	Chatham Island Shag	E
L. ranfurlyi	Bounty Island Shag	E, An
Phalacrocorax carbo	Kawau. Great black Shag	A
P. melanoleucos	Kawaupaka. Little Pied Shag	A
P. sulcirostris	Little Black Shag	A
P. varius	Karuhiruhi. Pied Shag	A
Stictocarbo featherstoni	Pitt Island Shag	E, An
S. punctatus	Parekareka. Spotted Shag	E

Anhingidae
Anhinga melanogaster	Darter	RV

Fregatidae
Fregata ariel	Lesser frigatebird	RV
F. minor	Greater frigatebird	RV

Ciconiiformes	Herons, storks
Ardeidae
Ardea novaehollandiae	White-faced heron	A
Botaurus poiciloptilus	Australasian Bittern	A
Bubulcus ibis	Cattle egret	A
Egretta alba	Kotuku. Great white heron	A
E. garzetta	Little egret	A
E. sacra	Matuku Moana. Reef heron	A
Ixobrychus minutus	Little bittern	A
Nycticorax caledonicus	Rufous night heron	A

Threskiornithidae (plataleidae)
Platalea regia	Kotuku-ngatupapa. Royal spoonbill	A
Plegadis falcinellus	Glossy ibis	RV
Threskiornis molucca	Australian white ibis	RV

Anseriformes	Ducks, geese, swans
Anatidae
Anas aucklandica	Pateke. Brown teal	E
A. castanea	Chestnut teal	A, RV
A. clypeata	Northern shoveler	RV
A. gracilis	Grey teal	A
A. platyrhynchos	Mallard	I
A. rhynchotis	Australasian shoveler	A
A. superciliosa	Grey duck	A
Anser anser	Greylag goose	A, RV
Aythya australis	White-eyed duck	A, RV
A. novaeseelandiae	New Zealand scaup	E
Branta canadensis	Canada goose	I
Cereopsis novaehollandiae	Cape Barren Goose	A
Chenonetta jubata	Australian wood duck	A, RV
Cygnus atratus	Black swan	I
C. olor	Mute swan	I
Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos	Whio. Blue duck	E
Mergus australis	Auckland Island merganser	X, E
Tadorna tadornoides	Australian shelduck	A, RV
T. variegata	Putangitangi. Paradise shelduck	E

Falconiformes	Hawks, vultures
Accipitridae
Circus approximans	Kahu. Australasian harrier	A

Falconidae
Falco cenchroides	Nankeen kestrel	RV
F. novaeseelandiae	Karearea. New Zealand falcon	T, E

Galliformes	Domestic fowl, game birds
Phasianidae
Alectoris chukar	Chukor	I
A. rufa	Red-legged partridge	I
Callipepla californica	California quail	I
Colinus virginianus	Bobwhite quail	I
Coturnix novaezelandiae	Koreke. New Zealand quail	X, E
Pavo cristatus	Peafowl	I
Perdix perdix	Grey partridge	I
Phasianus colchicus	Pheasant	I
Meleagris gallopavo	Turkey	I
Numida meleagris	Tufted guineafowl	I
Synoicus ypsilophorus	Brown quail	A
Pavo cristatus	Peacock	I

Gruiformes (Ralliformes)	Cranes, hemipodes, gallinules
Rallidae
Fulica atra	Australian coot	A
Gallirallus australis	Weka	T, E
Porphyrio mantelli	Takahe	R, E
P. porphyrio	Pukeko. Purple swamphen	C
Porzana pusilla	Marsh crake	A
P. tabuensis	Spotless crake	A
Rallus pectoralis	Auckland Island rail	An
R. philippensis	Banded rail	A

Charadriiformes	Gulls, shore birds
Haematopodidae
Haematopus chathamensis	Chatham Island oystercatcher	E
H. ostralegus	Torea. pied oystercatcher	C
H. unicolor	Variable oystercatcher	E

Recurvirostridae
Himantopus himantopus	Poaka. Pied stilt	A
H. novaezelandiae	Kaki. Black stilt	E

Glareolidae
Glareola maldivarum	Oriental pratincole	RV

Charadriidae
Anarchynchus frontalis	Wrybill	E
Arenaria interpres	Turnstone	MV
Charadrius bicinctus	Banded dotterel	E
C. hiaticula	Ringed plover	MV
C. leschenaultii	Large sand dotterel	MV
C. melanops	Black-fronted dotterel	A
C. mongolus	Mongolian dotterel	RV
C. obscurus	Tuturiwhatu. New Zealand dotterel	E
C. veredus	Oriental dotterel	RV
Pluvialis fulva	Pacific golden plover	MV
P. squatarola	Grey plover	MV
Thinornis novaeseelandiae	Shore plover	E
Vanellus miles	Spur-winged plover	A

Scolopacidae
Calidris acuminata	Sharp-tailed sandpiper	MV
C. alba	Sanderling	MV
C. alpina	Dulin	RV
C. bairdii	Baird's sandpipper	RV
C. canutus	Huahou. Lesser knot	MV
C. ferruginea	Curlew sandpiper	MV
C. mauri	Western sandpiper	RV
C. melanotos	Pectoral sandpiper	RV
C. ruficollis	Red-necked stint	MV
C. tenuirostris	Great knot	RV
Coenocorypha aucklandica	Hakawai. New Zealand snipe	E
C. pusilla	Chatham Island snipe	E, An
Gallinago hardwicki	Japanese snipe	RV
Limosa haemastica	Hudsonian godwit	RV
L. lapponica	Kuaka. Bar-tailed godwit	MV
L. limosa	Black-tailed godwit	RV
Numenius hudsonicus	American whimbrel	RV
N. madagascariensis	Eastern curlew	MV
N. minutus	Little whimbrel	RV
N. phaeopus	Whimbrel	MV
N. variegata	Asiatic whimbrel	RV
Philomachus pugnax	Ruff	RV
Tringa brevipes	Siberian tattler	RV
T. flavipes	Lesser yellow-legs	RV
T. hypoleucos	Common sandpiper	RV
T. incanus	Wandering tattler	RV
T. nebularia	Green shank	RV
T. stagnatilis	Marsh sandpiper	RV
T. terek	Terek sandpiper	MV

Phalaropodidae
Phalaropus fulicarius	Grey phalarope	RV
P. lobatus	Red-necked phalarope	RV
P. tricolor	Wilson's phalarope	RV

Stercorariidae
Catharacta maccormicki	Antarctic skua	C
C. skua	Brown skua	C
Stercorarius parasiticus	Arctic skua	C
S. pomarinus	Pomarine skua	C
S. longicaudus	Long-tailed skua	C

Laridae
Anous stolidus	Common noddy	A
A. tenuirostris	White-capped noddy	C
Chlidonias leucopterus	White-winged black tern	A
C. hybrida	Whiskered tern	RV, C
Gygis alba	White tern	RV
Larus bulleri	Black-billed gull	E
L. dominicanus	Southern black-backed gull	A
L. novaehollandiae	Red-billed gull	A
Procelsterna cerulea	Grey ternlet	C
Sterna albifrons	Little tern	C
S. albostriata	Tarapiroe. Black-fronted tern	E
S. bergii	Crested tern	RV
S. caspia	Taranui. Caspian tern	C
S. fuscata	Sooty tern	A
S. nereis	Fairy tern	A
S. nilotica	Gull-billed tern	RV
S. paradisaea	Arctic tern	An, C
S. striata	Tara. White-fronted tern	A
S. vittata	Antarctic tern	An

Columbiformes	Doves, Pigeons
Columbidae
Columba livia	Rock pigeon	I
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae	Kereru. New Zealand pigeon	E
Streptopelia chinensis	Malay spotted dove	I
S. roseogrisea	Barbary dove	I

Passeriformes	Passerines, perching birds
Xeniciddae (Acanthisittidae)
Acanthisitta chloris	Titipounamu. Rifleman	E
Xenicus gilviventris	Rock wren	E
X. longipes	Matuhi. Bush wren	X, E

Alaudidae
Alauda arvenis	Skylark	I

Hirundinidae
Hirundo ariel	Fairy martin	RV
H. nigricans	Australian tree martin	RV
H. tahitica	Welcome swallow	A

Motacillidae
Anthus novaeseelandiae	Pihoihoi. Richard's Pipit	C

Campephagidae
Coracina novaehollandiae	Black-faced cuckoo-shrike	RV
Lalage tricolor	White-winged triller	RV

Pycnonotidae
Pycnonotus cafer	Red-vented bulbul	R, I

Prunellidae
Prunella modularis	Dunnock	I

Muscicapidae
Turdus merula	Blackbird	I
T. philomelos	Song thrush	I

Sylviidae
Bowdleria punctata	Matata. Fernbird	R, E

Pachycephalidae
Mohoua albicilla	Popokatea. Whitehead	E
M. novaeseelandiae	Pipipi. Brown creeper	E
M. ochrocephala	Mohua. Yellowhead	R, E

Acanthizidae
Gerygone albofrontata	Chatham Island warbler	R, E
G. igata	Riroriro. Grey warbler	E

Monarchidae
Myiagra cyanoleuca	Satin flycatcher	RV
Rhipidura fuliginosa	Piwakawaka. Fantail	A

Eopsaltriidae
Petroica australis	Toutouwai. New Zealand robin	E
P. macrocephala	Miromiro. Tomtit	E
P. traversi	Chatham Is. black robin	R, E

Zosteropidae
Zosterops lateralis	Tauhou. Silvereye	A

Meliphagidae
Anthornis melanura	Korimako. Bellbird	E
Notiomystis cincta	Hihi. Stitchbird	R, E
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae	Tui	E

Emberizidae
Emberiza cirlus	Cirl bunting	I
E. citrinella	Yellowhammer	I

Fringillidae
Carduelis carduelis	Goldfinch	I
C. chloris	Greenfinch	I
C. flammea	Redpoll	I
Fringilla coelebs	Chaffinch	I

Ploceidae
Passer domesticus	House sparrow	I

Sturnidae
Acridotheres tristis	Myna	I
Sturnus vulgaris	Starling	I

Callaeidae
Callaeas cinerea	Kokako	R, E
Heteralocha acutirostris	Huia	X, E
Philesturnus carunculatus	Tieke. Saddleback	R, E

Artamidae
Artamus personatus	Masked wood-swallow	RV
A. superciliosus	White-browed wood-swallow	RV

Cracticidae
Gymnorhina tibicen	Australian magpie	I

Paradisaeidae
Turnagra capensis	New Zealand thrush	X, E

Corvidae
Corvus frugilegus	Rook	I

Family/Scientific name	Common Names	Status

Apterygiformes	Kiwi
Apterygidae
Apteryx australis*	Haast Tokoeka	T,E
A. australis*	Southern Tokoeka	T,E
A. haastii	Great Spotted	R,E
A. mantelli	North Island Brown	T,E
A. mantelli*	Okarito Brown	R,E
A. owenii	Little Spotted	R,E

* There is debate as to whether these birds should be classified as separate species or as sub-species of A. mantelii.

Podicipediformes	Grebes
Podicipedidae
Podiceps cristatus	Great crested grebe	A
Poliocephalus rufopectus	New Zealand dabchick, or grebe	E
P. poliocephalus	Hoary-headed grebe	A
Tachybaptus novaehollandiae	Australasian grebe	A

Psittaciformes	Parrots
Cacatuidae
Cacatua galerita	Sulphur-crested cockatoo	I
C. roseicapilla	Galah	I

Psittacidae
Cyanoramphus auriceps	Kakariki, Yellow-crowned parakeet	E
C. novaezelandiae	Kakariki, Red-crowned parakeet	A
C. unicolor	Antipodes Island parakeet	E
Nestor meridionalis	Kaka	T, E
N. notabilis	Kea, Mountain parrot	E
Platycercus elegans	Crimson rosella	I
P. eximius	Eastern rosella	I
Strigops habroptilus	Kakapo. Owl parrot	R, E

Cuculiformes	Cuckoos
Cuculidae
Cacomantis flabelliformis	Fan-tailed cuckoo	RV
Chrysococcyx lucidus	Pipiwharauroa. Shining cuckoo	MB
Cuculus pallidus	Palid cuckoo	RV
C. saturatus	Oriental cuckoo	RV
Eudynamys taitensis	Koekoea. Long-tailed cuckoo	E, MB
Scythrops novaehollandiae	Channel-billed cuckoo	RV

Strigiformes	Owls
Strigidae
Athene noctua	Little or German owl	I
Ninox novaeseelandiae	Ruru. Morepork	A
Sceloglaux albifacies	Whekau. Laughing Owl	X, E

Tytonidae
Tyto alba	Barn owl	RV

Apodidae
Apus pacificus	Fork-tailed swift	RV
Hirundapus caudacutus	Spine-tailed swift	RV

Coraciiformes	Kingfishers
Alcedinidae
Dacelo novaeguineae	Laughing kookaburra	I
Halcyon sancta	Kotare. Kingfisher	A

Coraciidae
Eurystomus orientalis	Dollarbird	RV