VU
Antipodes Parakeet
Cyanoramphus unicolor
Endemic to New Zealand
New Zealand
66 bird species live nowhere else on Earth but New Zealand.
- Endemic species
- 66
- Bird species
- 371
- Destinations
- 3
- Field guides
- 4
Found nowhere else
Endemic birds of New Zealand
All 66 endemics VU 
VU
Auckland Rail
Lewinia muelleri
Endemic to New Zealand
VU
Auckland Shag
Leucocarbo colensoi
Endemic to New Zealand
NT
Auckland Teal
Anas aucklandica
Endemic to New Zealand
VU
Black Robin
Petroica traversi
Endemic to New Zealand
CR
Black Stilt
Himantopus novaezelandiae
Endemic to New Zealand
NT
Black-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus bulleri
Endemic to New Zealand
EN
Black-fronted Tern
Chlidonias albostriatus
Endemic to New Zealand
EN
Blue Duck
Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos
Endemic to New Zealand
VU
Bounty Shag
Leucocarbo ranfurlyi
Endemic to New Zealand
NT
Brown Teal
Anas chlorotis
Endemic to New Zealand
VU
Campbell Shag
Leucocarbo campbelli
Endemic to New Zealand
VU
Campbell Teal
Anas nesiotis
Endemic to New Zealand
LC
Chatham Islands Gerygone
Gerygone albofrontata
Endemic to New Zealand
EN
Chatham Islands Oystercatcher
Haematopus chathamensis
Endemic to New Zealand
VU
Chatham Islands Parakeet
Cyanoramphus forbesi
Endemic to New Zealand
VU
Chatham Islands Pigeon
Hemiphaga chathamensis
Endemic to New Zealand
VU
Chatham Islands Snipe
Coenocorypha pusilla
Endemic to New Zealand
CR
Chatham Shag
Leucocarbo onslowi
Endemic to New Zealand
EN
Erect-crested Penguin
Eudyptes sclateri
Endemic to New Zealand
VU
Great Spotted Kiwi
Apteryx maxima
Endemic to New Zealand
LC
Grey Gerygone
Gerygone igata
Endemic to New Zealand
CR
Kākāpō
Strigops habroptilus
Endemic to New Zealand
EN
Kea
Nestor notabilis
Endemic to New Zealand
Identify
Birds you are likely to see in New Zealand
See all
NT
Red-legged Partridge
Alectoris rufa
LC
Plumed Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna eytoni
LC
Southern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialoides
LC
Galah
Eolophus roseicapilla
LC
Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca
LC
Pacific Gull
Larus pacificus
LC
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
NT
White-fronted Tern
Sterna striata
LC
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana
VU
Gould’s Petrel
Pterodroma leucoptera
LC
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelos
NT
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Plan
Where to go birding in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand subantarctic islands
Auckland and Campbell Islands: albatross nests among megaherbs.
- JJanuary: Best
- FFebruary: Best
- MMarch: Poor or no data
- AApril: Poor or no data
- MMay: Poor or no data
- JJune: Poor or no data
- JJuly: Poor or no data
- AAugust: Poor or no data
- SSeptember: Poor or no data
- OOctober: Poor or no data
- NNovember: Good
- DDecember: Best
New Zealand
Stewart Island (Rakiura)
Forest, beaches and predator-free Ulva Island with confiding endemics.
- JJanuary: Best
- FFebruary: Best
- MMarch: Best
- AApril: Good
- MMay: Poor or no data
- JJune: Poor or no data
- JJuly: Poor or no data
- AAugust: Poor or no data
- SSeptember: Poor or no data
- OOctober: Good
- NNovember: Best
- DDecember: Best
New Zealand
Kaikōura
Deep water close to shore brings albatrosses within metres of boats.
- JJanuary: Best
- FFebruary: Best
- MMarch: Best
- AApril: Good
- MMay: Good
- JJune: Good
- JJuly: Good
- AAugust: Good
- SSeptember: Good
- OOctober: Good
- NNovember: Best
- DDecember: Best
