New Zealand birding tour
11February to 3 March including pre and post tour options

Stewart Island Brown Kiwi (e)
Little Spotted Kiwi (e)
Great Spotted Kiwi (e)

Apteryx australis lawryi
Apteryx owenii
Apteryx haastii

Fiordland crested penguin (e)
Yellow-eyed penguin (e)
Little blue penguin

Eudyptes pachyrhynchus
Megadyptes antipodes
Eudyptula minor

New Zealand dabchick (e)

Poliocephalus rufopectus

Great crested grebe

Podiceps cristatus

Wandering albatross
Royal albatross (endemic)
Black-browed mollymawk
Buller's albatross (e)
Shy mollymawk
Salvin's Mollymawk
NZ storm-petrel (e)
Wilson's storm petrel
Grey-backed storm petrel
White-faced storm petrel
Black-bellied storm petrel
Southern giant petrel
Northern giant petrel
Cape pigeon (Pintado petrel)
Grey-faced petrel
Cook's petrel (e)
Broad-billed prion
Fairy Prion
White-chinned petrel
Westland petrel (e)
Flesh-footed shearwater
Buller's shearwater (e)
Sooty shearwater
Hutton's shearwater (e)
Fluttering shearwater (e)
Common diving petrel
Australasian gannet

Diomedea exulans
Diomedea epomophora
Diomedea melanophys
Diomedea bulleri
Diomedea cauta
Diomedea cauta salvini
Oceanites maorianus (?)
Oceanites oceanicus
Oceanites nereis
Pelagodroma marina
Fregetta Tropica
Macronectes giganteus
Macronectes halli
Daption capense
Pterodroma macroptera
Pterodroma cookii
Pachyptila vittata
Pachyptila turtur
Procellaria aequinoctialis
Procelleria westlandica
Puffinus carneipus
Puffinus bulleri
Puffinus griseus
Puffinus huttoni
Puffinus gavia
Pelecanoides urinatrix
Morus serrator

Little Black Shag
Great black Shag
Pied Shag
King Shag (e)
Stewart Island Shag (e)
Spotted Shag (e)
Little Pied Shag

Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Phalacrocorax carbo
Phalacrocorax varius
Leucocarbo carunculatus
Leucocarbo chalconotus
Stictocarbo punctatus
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos

Great heron
White-faced heron
Australasian Bittern
Royal spoonbill

Egretta alba
Ardea novaehollandiae
Botaurus poiciloptilus
Platalea regia

Black swan
Canada goose
Paradise shelduck (e)
Blue duck (e)
Grey teal
Brown Teal
Mallard
Black (Grey) duck
Australasian shoveler
New Zealand scaup (e)

Cygnus atratus
Branta canadensis
Tadorna variegata
Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos
Anas gracilis (e)
Anas aucklandica/ chlorotis
Anas platyrhynchos
Anas superciliosa
Anas rhynchotis
Aythya novaeseelandiae

California quail
Brown quail
Pheasant
Peafowl

Callipepla californica
Synoicus ypsilophorus
Phasianus colchicus
Pavo cristatus

Weka (e)
Banded rail
Spotless crake
Purple swamphen (Pukeko)
Takahe (e)
Australian coot

Gallirallus australis
Rallus philippensis
Porzana tabuensis
Porphyrio porphyrio
Porphyrio mantelli
Fulica atra

South Island pied oystercatcher
Variable oystercatcher (e)
Pied stilt
Black stilt (e)
Masked lapwing

Haematopus ostralegus
Haematopus unicolor
Himantopus himantopus
Himantopus novaezelandiae
Vanellus miles

Pacific golden plover
New Zealand dotterel (Red-breasted) (e)
Banded dotterel (e)
Wrybill (e)
Black-tailed godwit
Bar-tailed godwit
Little Curlew
Whimbrel
Eastern curlew
Terek sandpiper
Turnstone
Lesser (Red) knot
Sanderling
Red-necked stint
Pectoral sandpiper
Sharp-tailed sandpiper
Curlew sandpiper

Pluvialis fulva
Charadrius obscurus
Charadrius bicinctus
Anarchynchus frontalis
Limosa limosa
Limosa lapponica
Numenius minutus
Numenius phaeopus
Numenius madagascariensis
Xenus cinereus
Arenaria interpres
Calidris canutus
Calidris alba
Calidris ruficollis
Calidris melanotos
Calidris acuminata
Calidris ferruginea

Brown skua
Pomarine skua
Arctic skua (Parasitic)
Kelp (Black-backed) gull
Red-billed gull
Black-billed gull (e)
Caspian tern
White-fronted tern
Little tern
Black-fronted tern (e)

Catharacta antarctica
Stercorarius pomarinus
Stercorarius parasiticus
Larus dominicanus
Larus novaehollandiae
Larus bulleri
Sterna caspia
Sterna Striata
Sterna albifrons
Sterna albostriata

Rock pigeon
New Zealand pigeon (e)
Spotted dove

Columba livia
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Streptopelia chinensis

Kea (e)
Kaka (e)
Red-crowned parakeet
Yellow-crowned parakeet
Eastern rosella

Nestor notabilis
Nestor meridionalis
Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
Cyanoramphus auriceps
Platycercus eximus

Shining cuckoo
Long-tailed cuckoo (e)

Chrysococcyx lucidas
Eudynamys taitensis

Morepork
Little owl

Ninox novaeseelandiae
Athene noctua

Sacred Kingfisher

Todirhamphus sanctus vagan

Rifleman (e)
Rock wren (e)

Acanthisitta chloris
Xenicus gilviventris

Skylark
Welcome swallow
New Zealand pipit (Australasian)

Alauda arvenis
Hirundo neoxena
Anthus novaeseelandiae

Dunnock
Blackbird
Song thrush

Prunella modularis
Turdus merula
Turdus philomelos

Fernbird (e)

Bowdleria punctata

Fantail
Tomtit (e)
New Zealand robin (e)
Whitehead (e)
Yellowhead (e)
Brown creeper (e)
Grey warbler (e)

Rhipidura fuliginosa
Petroica macrocephala
Petroica australis
Mohoua albicilla
Mohoua ochrocephala
Mohoua novaeseelandiae
Gerygone igata

Silvereye
Stitchbird Hihi (e)
Bellbird (e)

Zosterops lateralis
Notiomystis cincta
Anthornis melanura

Tui (e)
Kokako (e)
Saddleback (e)

Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
Callaeas cinerea
Philesturnus carunculatus

Australian magpie
Rook

Gymnorhina tibicen
Corvus frugilegus

Myna
Starling
House sparrow
Chaffinch
Greenfinch
Redpoll
Goldfinch
Yellowhammer

Acridotheres tristis
Sturnis vulgaris
Passer domesticus
Fringilla coelebs
Carduelis chloris
Carduelis flammea
Cardulelis carduelis
Emberiza citrinella

New Zealand itinerary 2005

species seen on 2002 tour (this tour did not include Hauraki Gulf pelagic

pre-tour Hauraki Gulf pelagic
11 February 2005

Post-tour Kapiti Island 1 & 2 March

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