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Tararua District (Manawatu-Wanganui)

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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 .

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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

Number of species: 171
Number of globally threatened species: 25
Number of extinct species: 8
Number of introduced species: 31
Date last reviewed: 2013-05-20
Last modified: 2024-08-03
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APTERYGIFORMES: Apterygidae

North Island Brown KiwiApteryx mantelliEndemic (country/region) Vulnerable

 
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

Plumed Whistling-DuckDendrocygna eytoniRare/Accidental
Graylag GooseAnser anserIntroduced species
Canada GooseBranta canadensisIntroduced species
Cape Barren GooseCereopsis novaehollandiaeRare/Accidental
Mute SwanCygnus olorIntroduced species
Black SwanCygnus atratusIntroduced species
Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoidesRare/Accidental
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegataEndemic (country/region)
Blue DuckHymenolaimus malacorhynchosEndemic (country/region) Endangered
Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
MallardAnas platyrhynchosIntroduced species
Gray TealAnas gracilis
Brown TealAnas chlorotisEndemic (country/region) Near-threatened
HardheadAythya australisRare/Accidental
New Zealand ScaupAythya novaeseelandiaeEndemic (country/region)

 
GALLIFORMES: Numididae

Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisIntroduced species

 
GALLIFORMES: Odontophoridae

California QuailCallipepla californicaIntroduced species

 
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae

Ring-necked PheasantPhasianus colchicusIntroduced species
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusIntroduced species
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusIntroduced species
Brown QuailSynoicus ypsilophorusIntroduced species
New Zealand QuailCoturnix novaezelandiaeEndemic (country/region) Extinct

 
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

Rock PigeonColumba liviaIntroduced species
African Collared-DoveStreptopelia roseogriseaIntroduced species
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensisIntroduced species
New Zealand PigeonHemiphaga novaeseelandiae

 
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

Long-tailed KoelUrodynamis taitensisEndemic (country/region)
Shining Bronze-CuckooChalcites lucidus

 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae

Eurasian CootFulica atra
South Island TakahePorphyrio hochstetteriIntroduced species Endangered
North Island TakahePorphyrio mantelliEndemic (country/region) Extinct
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla
Spotless CrakeZapornia tabuensis

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae

Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Black StiltHimantopus novaezelandiaeEndemic (country/region) Critically endangered

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae

South Island OystercatcherHaematopus finschiEndemic (country/region)
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolorEndemic (country/region)

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

Black-fronted DotterelThinornis melanops
Masked LapwingVanellus miles
Double-banded PloverAnarhynchus bicinctusNear-threatened
WrybillAnarhynchus frontalisEndemic (country/region) Vulnerable
Red-breasted DotterelAnarhynchus obscurusEndemic (country/region)

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

Far Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensisEndangered
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaNear-threatened
North Island SnipeCoenocorypha barrierensisEndemic (country/region) Extinct
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNear-threatened
Red KnotCalidris canutusNear-threatened
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataVulnerable
Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollisNear-threatened
SanderlingCalidris alba

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae

Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus
Brown SkuaStercorarius antarcticus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae

Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Black-billed GullChroicocephalus bulleriEndemic (country/region) Near-threatened
Kelp GullLarus dominicanus
Little TernSternula albifrons
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
White-fronted TernSterna striataEndemic (country/region) Near-threatened

 
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae

New Zealand GrebePoliocephalus rufopectusEndemic (country/region)

 
SPHENISCIFORMES: Spheniscidae

Little PenguinEudyptula minor
Fiordland PenguinEudyptes pachyrhynchusEndemic (country/region) Near-threatened

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae

Northern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea sanfordiEndangered
Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophoraVulnerable
Snowy AlbatrossDiomedea exulansVulnerable
Antipodean AlbatrossDiomedea antipodensisEndangered
Light-mantled AlbatrossPhoebetria palpebrataNear-threatened
Gray-headed AlbatrossThalassarche chrysostomaEndangered
Buller's AlbatrossThalassarche bulleriNear-threatened
White-capped AlbatrossThalassarche cauta
Salvin's AlbatrossThalassarche salviniVulnerable
Chatham AlbatrossThalassarche eremitaEndemic (country/region) Vulnerable
Black-browed AlbatrossThalassarche melanophris

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae

Wilson's Storm-PetrelOceanites oceanicus
Gray-backed Storm-PetrelGarrodia nereis
White-faced Storm-PetrelPelagodroma marina
Black-bellied Storm-PetrelFregetta tropica

 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae

Southern Giant-PetrelMacronectes giganteus
Northern Giant-PetrelMacronectes halli
Southern FulmarFulmarus glacialoides
Pintado PetrelDaption capense
Kerguelen PetrelAphrodroma brevirostris
Gray-faced PetrelPterodroma gouldi
Magenta PetrelPterodroma magentaeCritically endangered
Soft-plumaged PetrelPterodroma mollis
White-headed PetrelPterodroma lessonii
Mottled PetrelPterodroma inexpectataRare/Accidental Near-threatened
Black-winged PetrelPterodroma nigripennis
Chatham Islands PetrelPterodroma axillarisEndemic (country/region) Vulnerable
Cook's PetrelPterodroma cookiiEndemic (country/region) Vulnerable
Pycroft's PetrelPterodroma pycroftiEndemic (country/region) Vulnerable
Blue PetrelHalobaena caerulea
Fairy PrionPachyptila turtur
Broad-billed PrionPachyptila vittata
Salvin's PrionPachyptila salvini
Antarctic PrionPachyptila desolata
Slender-billed PrionPachyptila belcheri
Fulmar PrionPachyptila crassirostris
Gray PetrelProcellaria cinereaNear-threatened
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisVulnerable
Parkinson's PetrelProcellaria parkinsoniEndemic (country/region) Vulnerable
Westland PetrelProcellaria westlandicaEndemic (country/region) Endangered
Flesh-footed ShearwaterArdenna carneipesNear-threatened
Buller's ShearwaterArdenna bulleriEndemic (country/region) Vulnerable
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaNear-threatened
Short-tailed ShearwaterArdenna tenuirostris
Hutton's ShearwaterPuffinus huttoniEndemic (country/region) Endangered
Fluttering ShearwaterPuffinus gavia
Subantarctic ShearwaterPuffinus elegans
Common Diving-PetrelPelecanoides urinatrix

 
SULIFORMES: Sulidae

Australasian GannetMorus serrator

 
SULIFORMES: Anhingidae

Australasian DarterAnhinga novaehollandiae

 
SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae

Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Spotted ShagPhalacrocorax punctatusEndemic (country/region)
Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius

 
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae

Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusRare/Accidental
Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae

New Zealand BitternBotaurus novaezelandiaeExtinct
Nankeen Night HeronNycticorax caledonicus
Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacra
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
Eastern Cattle-EgretArdea coromanda
Pacific HeronArdea pacifica
Great EgretArdea alba

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

Swamp HarrierCircus approximans

 
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

MoreporkNinox novaeseelandiae
Laughing OwlNinox albifaciesEndemic (country/region) Extinct

 
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae

Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus

 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

New Zealand FalconFalco novaeseelandiaeEndemic (country/region)

 
PSITTACIFORMES: Strigopidae

New Zealand KakaNestor meridionalisEndemic (country/region) Vulnerable

 
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae

Red-crowned ParakeetCyanoramphus novaezelandiae
Yellow-crowned ParakeetCyanoramphus auricepsEndemic (country/region) Near-threatened
Eastern RosellaPlatycercus eximiusIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Acanthisittidae

RiflemanAcanthisitta chlorisEndemic (country/region)
Bush WrenXenicus longipesEndemic (country/region) Extinct

 
PASSERIFORMES: Meliphagidae

TuiProsthemadera novaeseelandiaeEndemic (country/region)
New Zealand BellbirdAnthornis melanuraEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Acanthizidae

Gray GerygoneGerygone igataEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Mohouidae

WhiteheadMohoua albicillaEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae

North Island PiopioTurnagra tanagraEndemic (country/region) Extinct

 
PASSERIFORMES: Artamidae

Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae

New Zealand FantailRhipidura fuliginosaEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae

RookCorvus frugilegusIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Callaeidae

North Island KokakoCallaeas wilsoniEndemic (country/region)
North Island SaddlebackPhilesturnus rufusaterEndemic (country/region) Near-threatened
HuiaHeteralocha acutirostrisEndemic (country/region) Extinct

 
PASSERIFORMES: Notiomystidae

StitchbirdNotiomystis cinctaEndemic (country/region) Vulnerable

 
PASSERIFORMES: Petroicidae

TomtitPetroica macrocephalaEndemic (country/region)
North Island RobinPetroica longipesEndemic (country/region)

 
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae

Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae

Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Tree MartinPetrochelidon nigricans

 
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae

SilvereyeZosterops lateralis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae

European StarlingSturnus vulgarisIntroduced species
Common MynaAcridotheres tristisIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae

Song ThrushTurdus philomelosIntroduced species
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merulaIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Prunellidae

DunnockPrunella modularisIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae

House SparrowPasser domesticusIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae

New Zealand PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae

 
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae

Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebsIntroduced species
European GreenfinchChloris chlorisIntroduced species
RedpollAcanthis flammeaIntroduced species
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisIntroduced species

 
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae

Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlusIntroduced species
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaIntroduced species

 

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