Endemic birds of New Zealand

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This article is one of a series providing information about endemism among birds in the World's various zoogeographic zones. For an overview of this subject see Endemism in birds.

[edit] Patterns of endemism

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[edit] Endemic Bird Areas

Birdlife International has defined the following Endemic Bird Areas (EBAs) in New Zealand:

• Auckland Islands
• Chatham Islands
• North Island of New Zealand
• South Island of New Zealand

In addition the following are classified as secondary areas:

• Antipodes Islands
• Snares Islands and Stewart Island islets

Secondary areas have at least one restricted-range bird species, but do not meet the criteria for EBAs.

[edit] List of species

The following is a list of bird species endemic to New Zealand

• Southern Brown Kiwi
• Okarito Brown Kiwi
• North Island Brown Kiwi
• Little Spotted Kiwi
• Great Spotted Kiwi
• Fjordland Crested Penguin
• Yellow-eyed Penguin
• New Zealand Grebe
• Spotted Shag
• Pitt Island Shag
• King Shag
• Stewart Island Shag
• Campbell Island Shag
• Auckland Island Shag
• Bounty Island Shag
• Chatham Island Shag
• Paradise Shelduck
• Blue Duck (Whio)
• Brown Teal
• New Zealand Scaup
• Falcon (Karearea)
• Weka
• Takahe
• Chatham Island Oystercatcher
• Variable Oystercatcher
• Black Stilt (Kaki)
• Banded Dotterel
• New Zealand Dotterel
• Shore Plover
• Chatham Island Snipe
• Snipe (Hakawai)
• Wrybill
• Black-billed Gull
• Black-fronted Tern
• New Zealand Pigeon (Kereru)
• Kakapo
• Kea
• Kaka
• Orange-crowned Parakeet (Kakariki)
• Red-crowned Parakeet (Kakariki)
• Yellow-crowned Parakeet (Kakariki)
• Antipodes Island Parakeet
• Long-tailed Cuckoo (Koekoea)
• Rifleman (Titipounamu)
• Rock Wren (Piwauwau)
• Grey Warbler (Riroriro)
• Chatham Island Warbler
• Fernbird (Matata)
• Brown Creeper (Pipipi)
• Whitehead (Popokatea)
• Yellowhead (Mohoua)
• Tomtit (Miromiro)
• Black Robin
• Robin (Toutouwai)
• Kokako
• Tui
• Stitchbird (Hihi)
• Bellbird (Korimako)
• Saddleback (Tieke)
• Pipit (Pihoihoi)

The following seabird species are endemic as breeders:

• Royal Albatross
• Buller's Albatross
• Buller's Shearwater
• Fluttering Shearwater
• Hutton's Shearwater
• Westland Petrel
• Black Petrel
• Cook's Petrel
• Pycroft's Petrel
• White-naped Petrel
• Mottled Petrel
• Chatham Petrel
• Magenta Petrel
• Yellow-eyed Penguin
• Fjordland Crested Penguin
• Snares Crested Penguin
• Erect-crested Penguin

Endemism in birds
Regional overviews The Palaearctic: Western Palearctic | Central Asia | Japan Afrotropics & Malagasy region: Eastern Africa | Western and central Africa | Southern Africa | Madagascar region The Oriental region: S Asia | Andamans and Nicobars | SE Asia | Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java & Bali | Borneo | Sulawesi region | The Philippines | Taiwan Australasia & the Pacific: Australia | New Guinea region | New Zealand | New Caledonia | Hawaii North America: Eastern North America | Western North America | West Indies | Mexico and northern Central America | Southern Central America South America: Galápagos Islands Other: Southern Atlantic islands
Lists of: Endemic Bird Areas | Secondary Areas
Literature: Putting biodiversity on the map | Endemic Bird Areas of the World
Categories: Regional overviews | Endemic higher-level taxa | Restricted range endemics