Endemic birds of New Zealand
Many of New Zealand's birds are endemic to the country, that is, they are not found in any other country. 71% of the bird species breeding in New Zealand before humans arrived were endemic.[1]
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/Rakiura islets
Secondary areas have at least one restricted-range bird species, but do not meet the criteria for EBAs.
List of species
This is a list of bird species endemic to New Zealand, along with their conservation status:
North Island brown kiwi
- Antipodes Island parakeet- Vulnerable
- Auckland Island shag- Vulnerable
- Auckland rail- Vulnerable
- Auckland teal- Vulnerable
- Banded dotterel- Least concern
- Bellbird (korimako)- Least concern
- Black robin- Endangered
- Black stilt (kaki)- Critically endangered
- Black-billed gull- Endangered
- Black-fronted tern- Endangered
- Blue duck (whio)- Endangered
- Bounty Island shag- Vulnerable
- Brown teal (pāteke)- Endangered
- Campbell Island shag- Vulnerable
- Campbell snipe
- Campbell teal- Endangered
- Chatham Island oystercatcher- Endangered
- Chatham Island shag- Critically endangered
- Chatham Island snipe- Vulnerable
- Chatham Island warbler- Least concern
- Chatham parakeet- Endangered
- Fernbird (matata)- Least concern
- Fiordland crested penguin (tawaki)- Vulnerable
- Great spotted kiwi- Vulnerable
- Grey warbler (riroriro)- Least concern
- Kaka- Endangered
- Kakapo- Critically endangered
- Kea- Vulnerable
- King shag- Vulnerable
- Kokako- Endangered
- Little spotted kiwi- Near threatened
- Long-tailed cuckoo (koekoea)- Least concern
- Malherbe's parakeet (orange-fronted parakeet)- Critically endangered
- New Zealand dotterel- Endangered
- New Zealand falcon- Near threatened
- New Zealand grebe (weweia)- Vulnerable
- New Zealand pigeon (kereru)- Near threatened
- New Zealand scaup- Least concern
- North Island brown kiwi- Endangered
- Pipit (pihoihoi)- Least concern
- Robin (toutouwai)- Least concern
- Okarito brown kiwi- Critically endangered
- Paradise shelduck- Least concern
- Brown creeper (pipipi)- Least concern
- Pitt Island shag- Endangered
- Rock wren (piwauwau)- Vulnerable
- Red-billed gull- Least concern
- Red-fronted parakeet (kakariki)- Vulnerable
- Rifleman (titipounamu)- Least concern
- Shore plover- Endangered
- Snares snipe
- South Island oystercatcher- Least concern
- Southern brown kiwi- Vulnerable
- Spotted shag (parekareka)- Least concern
- Stewart Island shag- Vulnerable
- Stitchbird (hihi)- Vulnerable
- Subantarctic snipe- Near threatened
- Takahe- Endangered
- Saddleback (tieke)- Near threatened
- Tomtit (miromiro)- Least concern
- Tui- Least concern
- Variable oystercatcher- Least concern
- Weka- Vulnerable
- Whitehead (popokatea)- Least concern
- Wrybill- Vulnerable
- Yellow-crowned parakeet (kakariki)- Near threatened
- Yellow-eyed penguin (hoiho)- Endangered
- Yellowhead (mohoua)- Endangered
The following seabird species are endemic as breeders:
Southern royal albatross
- Black petrel
- Buller's albatross
- Buller's shearwater
- Chatham petrel
- Cook's petrel
- Erect-crested penguin
- Fiordland crested penguin
- Fluttering shearwater
- Hutton's shearwater
- Magenta petrel
- Mottled petrel
- Pycroft's petrel
- Snares crested penguin
- Southern royal albatross
- Westland petrel
- White-necked petrel
- Yellow-eyed penguin
See also
References
- ↑ Brockie, Bob (21 November 2012). "Native plants and animals – overview - Species unique to New Zealand". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Wellington: Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
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