This checklist includes all bird species found in Tararua District (Manawatu-Wanganui) , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Clements, version 2024. If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).
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Country or region: Tararua District (Manawatu-Wanganui) [map]
Other names: Tararua District
Description: Main portion (98%) of the district within Manawatu-Wanganui Regional Council
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North Island Brown Kiwi | Apteryx mantelli | Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable |
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Plumed Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna eytoni | Rare/Accidental |
Graylag Goose | Anser anser | Introduced species |
Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | Introduced species |
Cape Barren Goose | Cereopsis novaehollandiae | Rare/Accidental |
Mute Swan | Cygnus olor | Introduced species |
Black Swan | Cygnus atratus | Introduced species |
Australian Shelduck | Tadorna tadornoides | Rare/Accidental |
Paradise Shelduck | Tadorna variegata | Endemic (country/region) |
Blue Duck | Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos | Endemic (country/region) Endangered |
Australasian Shoveler | Spatula rhynchotis | |
Pacific Black Duck | Anas superciliosa | |
Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | Introduced species |
Gray Teal | Anas gracilis | |
Brown Teal | Anas chlorotis | Endemic (country/region) Near-threatened |
Hardhead | Aythya australis | Rare/Accidental |
New Zealand Scaup | Aythya novaeseelandiae | Endemic (country/region) |
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Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris | Introduced species |
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California Quail | Callipepla californica | Introduced species |
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Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | Introduced species |
Indian Peafowl | Pavo cristatus | Introduced species |
Red Junglefowl | Gallus gallus | Introduced species |
Brown Quail | Synoicus ypsilophorus | Introduced species |
New Zealand Quail | Coturnix novaezelandiae | Endemic (country/region) Extinct |
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Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | Introduced species |
African Collared-Dove | Streptopelia roseogrisea | Introduced species |
Spotted Dove | Spilopelia chinensis | Introduced species |
New Zealand Pigeon | Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae | |
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Long-tailed Koel | Urodynamis taitensis | Endemic (country/region) |
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo | Chalcites lucidus | |
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Eurasian Coot | Fulica atra | |
South Island Takahe | Porphyrio hochstetteri | Introduced species Endangered |
North Island Takahe | Porphyrio mantelli | Endemic (country/region) Extinct |
Australasian Swamphen | Porphyrio melanotus | |
Baillon's Crake | Zapornia pusilla | |
Spotless Crake | Zapornia tabuensis | |
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Pied Stilt | Himantopus leucocephalus | |
Black Stilt | Himantopus novaezelandiae | Endemic (country/region) Critically endangered |
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South Island Oystercatcher | Haematopus finschi | Endemic (country/region) |
Variable Oystercatcher | Haematopus unicolor | Endemic (country/region) |
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Black-fronted Dotterel | Thinornis melanops | |
Masked Lapwing | Vanellus miles | |
Double-banded Plover | Anarhynchus bicinctus | Near-threatened |
Wrybill | Anarhynchus frontalis | Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable |
Red-breasted Dotterel | Anarhynchus obscurus | Endemic (country/region) |
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Far Eastern Curlew | Numenius madagascariensis | Endangered |
Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | Near-threatened |
North Island Snipe | Coenocorypha barrierensis | Endemic (country/region) Extinct |
Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | Near-threatened |
Red Knot | Calidris canutus | Near-threatened |
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Calidris acuminata | Vulnerable |
Red-necked Stint | Calidris ruficollis | Near-threatened |
Sanderling | Calidris alba | |
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Parasitic Jaeger | Stercorarius parasiticus | |
Brown Skua | Stercorarius antarcticus | |
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Silver Gull | Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae | |
Black-billed Gull | Chroicocephalus bulleri | Endemic (country/region) Near-threatened |
Kelp Gull | Larus dominicanus | |
Little Tern | Sternula albifrons | |
Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | |
White-fronted Tern | Sterna striata | Endemic (country/region) Near-threatened |
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New Zealand Grebe | Poliocephalus rufopectus | Endemic (country/region) |
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Little Penguin | Eudyptula minor | |
Fiordland Penguin | Eudyptes pachyrhynchus | Endemic (country/region) Near-threatened |
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Northern Royal Albatross | Diomedea sanfordi | Endangered |
Southern Royal Albatross | Diomedea epomophora | Vulnerable |
Snowy Albatross | Diomedea exulans | Vulnerable |
Antipodean Albatross | Diomedea antipodensis | Endangered |
Light-mantled Albatross | Phoebetria palpebrata | Near-threatened |
Gray-headed Albatross | Thalassarche chrysostoma | Endangered |
Buller's Albatross | Thalassarche bulleri | Near-threatened |
White-capped Albatross | Thalassarche cauta | |
Salvin's Albatross | Thalassarche salvini | Vulnerable |
Chatham Albatross | Thalassarche eremita | Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable |
Black-browed Albatross | Thalassarche melanophris | |
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Wilson's Storm-Petrel | Oceanites oceanicus | |
Gray-backed Storm-Petrel | Garrodia nereis | |
White-faced Storm-Petrel | Pelagodroma marina | |
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel | Fregetta tropica | |
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Southern Giant-Petrel | Macronectes giganteus | |
Northern Giant-Petrel | Macronectes halli | |
Southern Fulmar | Fulmarus glacialoides | |
Pintado Petrel | Daption capense | |
Kerguelen Petrel | Aphrodroma brevirostris | |
Gray-faced Petrel | Pterodroma gouldi | |
Magenta Petrel | Pterodroma magentae | Critically endangered |
Soft-plumaged Petrel | Pterodroma mollis | |
White-headed Petrel | Pterodroma lessonii | |
Mottled Petrel | Pterodroma inexpectata | Rare/Accidental Near-threatened |
Black-winged Petrel | Pterodroma nigripennis | |
Chatham Islands Petrel | Pterodroma axillaris | Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable |
Cook's Petrel | Pterodroma cookii | Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable |
Pycroft's Petrel | Pterodroma pycrofti | Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable |
Blue Petrel | Halobaena caerulea | |
Fairy Prion | Pachyptila turtur | |
Broad-billed Prion | Pachyptila vittata | |
Salvin's Prion | Pachyptila salvini | |
Antarctic Prion | Pachyptila desolata | |
Slender-billed Prion | Pachyptila belcheri | |
Fulmar Prion | Pachyptila crassirostris | |
Gray Petrel | Procellaria cinerea | Near-threatened |
White-chinned Petrel | Procellaria aequinoctialis | Vulnerable |
Parkinson's Petrel | Procellaria parkinsoni | Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable |
Westland Petrel | Procellaria westlandica | Endemic (country/region) Endangered |
Flesh-footed Shearwater | Ardenna carneipes | Near-threatened |
Buller's Shearwater | Ardenna bulleri | Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable |
Sooty Shearwater | Ardenna grisea | Near-threatened |
Short-tailed Shearwater | Ardenna tenuirostris | |
Hutton's Shearwater | Puffinus huttoni | Endemic (country/region) Endangered |
Fluttering Shearwater | Puffinus gavia | |
Subantarctic Shearwater | Puffinus elegans | |
Common Diving-Petrel | Pelecanoides urinatrix | |
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Australasian Gannet | Morus serrator | |
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Australasian Darter | Anhinga novaehollandiae | |
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Little Pied Cormorant | Microcarbo melanoleucos | |
Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | |
Spotted Shag | Phalacrocorax punctatus | Endemic (country/region) |
Little Black Cormorant | Phalacrocorax sulcirostris | |
Pied Cormorant | Phalacrocorax varius | |
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Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | Rare/Accidental |
Royal Spoonbill | Platalea regia | |
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New Zealand Bittern | Botaurus novaezelandiae | Extinct |
Nankeen Night Heron | Nycticorax caledonicus | |
Pacific Reef-Heron | Egretta sacra | |
Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | |
White-faced Heron | Egretta novaehollandiae | |
Eastern Cattle-Egret | Ardea coromanda | |
Pacific Heron | Ardea pacifica | |
Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
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Swamp Harrier | Circus approximans | |
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Morepork | Ninox novaeseelandiae | |
Laughing Owl | Ninox albifacies | Endemic (country/region) Extinct |
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Sacred Kingfisher | Todiramphus sanctus | |
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New Zealand Falcon | Falco novaeseelandiae | Endemic (country/region) |
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New Zealand Kaka | Nestor meridionalis | Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable |
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Red-crowned Parakeet | Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae | |
Yellow-crowned Parakeet | Cyanoramphus auriceps | Endemic (country/region) Near-threatened |
Eastern Rosella | Platycercus eximius | Introduced species |
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Rifleman | Acanthisitta chloris | Endemic (country/region) |
Bush Wren | Xenicus longipes | Endemic (country/region) Extinct |
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Tui | Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae | Endemic (country/region) |
New Zealand Bellbird | Anthornis melanura | Endemic (country/region) |
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Gray Gerygone | Gerygone igata | Endemic (country/region) |
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Whitehead | Mohoua albicilla | Endemic (country/region) |
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North Island Piopio | Turnagra tanagra | Endemic (country/region) Extinct |
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Australian Magpie | Gymnorhina tibicen | Introduced species |
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New Zealand Fantail | Rhipidura fuliginosa | Endemic (country/region) |
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Rook | Corvus frugilegus | Introduced species |
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North Island Kokako | Callaeas wilsoni | Endemic (country/region) |
North Island Saddleback | Philesturnus rufusater | Endemic (country/region) Near-threatened |
Huia | Heteralocha acutirostris | Endemic (country/region) Extinct |
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Stitchbird | Notiomystis cincta | Endemic (country/region) Vulnerable |
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Tomtit | Petroica macrocephala | Endemic (country/region) |
North Island Robin | Petroica longipes | Endemic (country/region) |
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Eurasian Skylark | Alauda arvensis | Introduced species |
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Welcome Swallow | Hirundo neoxena | |
Tree Martin | Petrochelidon nigricans | |
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Silvereye | Zosterops lateralis | |
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European Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Introduced species |
Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis | Introduced species |
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Song Thrush | Turdus philomelos | Introduced species |
Eurasian Blackbird | Turdus merula | Introduced species |
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Dunnock | Prunella modularis | Introduced species |
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House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Introduced species |
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New Zealand Pipit | Anthus novaeseelandiae | |
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Common Chaffinch | Fringilla coelebs | Introduced species |
European Greenfinch | Chloris chloris | Introduced species |
Redpoll | Acanthis flammea | Introduced species |
European Goldfinch | Carduelis carduelis | Introduced species |
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Cirl Bunting | Emberiza cirlus | Introduced species |
Yellowhammer | Emberiza citrinella | Introduced species |
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