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New Zealand: 1/3/2012 - 1/30/2012 (
Center on Map
)
Yellow-eyed Penguin (
Megadyptes antipodes
)
Yellow-eyed Penguin (
Megadyptes antipodes
)
Beached Pilot Whale on Mason Bay
Milford Sound
Gertrude Valley
Lake Ohau
Gulls
Variable Oystercatcher (
Haematopus unicolor
)
New Zealand Bellbird (
Anthornis melanura
)
Bar-tailed Godwit (
Limosa lapponica
)
Kea (
Nestor notabilis
) - In Love
Pied Stilt (
Himantopus leucocephalus
)
White-faced Storm-Petrel (
Pelagodroma marina
)
Dusky Dolphin (
Lagenorhynchus obscurus
)
South Island Oystercatcher (
Haematopus finschi
)
Whitehead (
Mohoua albicilla
)
Yellow-eyed Penguin (
Megadyptes antipodes
)
Buller's Albatross (
Diomedea bulleri
)
White-Capped Albatross (
Diomedea cauta
)
Tui (
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
)
Saddleback (
Philesturnus rufusater
) - North Island
Silver Gull (
Larus novaehollandae
)
Brown Quail (
Synoicus ypsilophorus
)
Brown Teal (
Anas aucklandica
)
Purple Swamphen (
Porphyrio melanotus
)
Rough-faced Shag (
Phalacrocorax carunculatus
)
New Zealand Fur Seal (
Arctocephalus forsteri
)
Flesh-footed Shearwater (
Ardenna carneipes
)
Hall's Giant-Petrel (
Macronectes halli
)
Weka (
Gallirallus australis
)
Grey Gerygone (
Gerygone igata
)
Month-long trip to mostly the South Island of New Zealand
Sites Visited - Click on a link to read the blog!
Stewart Island, New Zealand (1/3/2012)
Queenstown, New Zealand (1/8/2012)
Te Anau, New Zealand (1/8/2012)
Fiordland National Park, New Zealand (1/9/2012)
Manapouri, New Zealand (1/11/2012)
Otago Peninsula / Dunedin, New Zealand (1/13/2012)
Twizel, New Zealand (1/14/2012)
Blue Pools, New Zealand (1/16/2012)
Okarito, New Zealand (1/17/2012)
Arthur's Pass, New Zealand (1/18/2012)
Mata Kopee Lagoon, New Zealand (1/19/2012)
Kaikoura, New Zealand (1/20/2012)
Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand (1/22/2012)
Tiri Tiri Matangi, New Zealand (1/26/2012)
Whitianga, New Zealand (1/28/2012)
Miranda, New Zealand (1/29/2012)
Auckland Botanical Gardens, New Zealand (1/30/2012)
Species Recorded (138)
Birds ( 126 )
Honeyeaters ( Meliphagidae )
New Zealand Bellbird -
Anthornis melanura
Stitchbird -
Notiomystis cincta
Tui -
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
( Apterygidae )
Southern Brown Kiwi -
Apteryx australis
Great Spotted Kiwi -
Apteryx haastii
Little Spotted Kiwi -
Apteryx owenii
Okarito Brown Kiwi -
Apteryx rowi
Penguins ( Spheniscidae )
Little Penguin -
Eudyptula minor
Yellow-eyed Penguin -
Megadyptes antipodes
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Great Crested Grebe -
Podiceps cristatus
New Zealand Grebe -
Poliocephalus rufopectus
Albatrosses ( Diomedeidae )
Cape Petrel -
Daption capense
Antipodean Albatross -
Diomedea antipodensis
Southern Royal Albatross -
Diomedea epomophora
Northern Royal Albatross -
Diomedea sanfordi
Fairy Prion -
Pachyptila turtur
White-faced Storm-Petrel -
Pelagodroma marina
Buller's Albatross -
Thalassarche bulleri
White-Capped Albatross -
Thalassarche cauta
Salvin's Albatross -
Thalassarche salvini
Shearwaters and Petrels ( Procellariidae )
Buller's Shearwater -
Ardenna bulleri
Flesh-footed Shearwater -
Ardenna carneipes
Sooty Shearwater -
Ardenna grisea
Southern Giant-Petrel -
Macronectes giganteus
Northern Giant-Petrel -
Macronectes halli
Common Diving-Petrel -
Pelecanoides urinatrix
White-chinned Petrel -
Procellaria aequinoctialis
Westland Petrel -
Procellaria westlandica
Cook's Petrel -
Pterodroma cookii
Mottled Petrel -
Pterodroma inexpectata
Pycroft's Petrel -
Pterodroma pycrofti
Fluttering Shearwater -
Puffinus gavia
Hutton's Shearwater -
Puffinus huttoni
Boobies and Gannets ( Sulidae )
Australasian Gannet -
Morus serrator
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Swamp Harrier -
Circus approximans
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
New Zealand King Shag -
Leucocarbo carunculatus
Stewart Island Shag -
Leucocarbo chalconotus
Little Pied Cormorant -
Microcarbo melanoleucos
Great Cormorant -
Phalacrocorax carbo
Spotted Shag -
Phalacrocorax punctatus
Little Black Cormorant -
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Pied Cormorant -
Phalacrocorax varius
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
White-faced Heron -
Egretta novaehollandiae
Pacific Reef-Heron -
Egretta sacra
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
Royal Spoonbill -
Platalea regia
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Brown Teal -
Anas chlorotis
Gray Teal -
Anas gracilis
Mallard -
Anas platyrhynchos
Pacific Black Duck -
Anas superciliosa
Graylag Goose -
Anser anser
New Zealand Scaup -
Aythya novaeseelandiae
Canada Goose -
Branta canadensis
Black Swan -
Cygnus atratus
Blue Duck -
Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos
Australasian Shoveler -
Spatula rhynchotis
Paradise Shelduck -
Tadorna variegata
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
New Zealand Falcon -
Falco novaeseelandiae
Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies ( Phasianidae )
Brown Quail -
Synoicus ypsilophorus
New World Quail ( Odontophoridae )
California Quail -
Callipepla californica
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
Eurasian Coot -
Fulica atra
Weka -
Gallirallus australis
Buff-banded Rail -
Gallirallus philippensis
South Island Takahe -
Porphyrio hochstetteri
Australasian Swamphen -
Porphyrio melanotus
Baillon's Crake -
Zapornia pusilla
Spotless Crake -
Zapornia tabuensis
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Wrybill -
Anarhynchus frontalis
Double-banded Plover -
Charadrius bicinctus
Red-breasted Dotterel -
Charadrius obscurus
Pacific Golden-Plover -
Pluvialis fulva
Masked Lapwing -
Vanellus miles
Oystercatchers ( Haematopodidae )
South Island Oystercatcher -
Haematopus finschi
Variable Oystercatcher -
Haematopus unicolor
Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Pied Stilt -
Himantopus leucocephalus
Black Stilt -
Himantopus novaezelandiae
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Ruddy Turnstone -
Arenaria interpres
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper -
Calidris acuminata
Red Knot -
Calidris canutus
Bar-tailed Godwit -
Limosa lapponica
Jaegers and Skuas ( Stercorariidae )
Brown Skua -
Stercorarius antarcticus
Parasitic Jaeger -
Stercorarius parasiticus
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Black-fronted Tern -
Chlidonias albostriatus
Black-billed Gull -
Chroicocephalus bulleri
Silver Gull -
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
Caspian Tern -
Hydroprogne caspia
Kelp Gull -
Larus dominicanus
White-fronted Tern -
Sterna striata
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
New Zealand Pigeon -
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
Yellow-fronted Parakeet -
Cyanoramphus auriceps
Red-fronted Parakeet -
Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
New Zealand Kaka -
Nestor meridionalis
Kea -
Nestor notabilis
Cuckoos ( Cuculidae )
Long-tailed Koel -
Urodynamis taitensis
Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Morepork -
Ninox novaeseelandiae
( Dacelonidae )
Sacred Kingfisher -
Todiramphus sanctus
Larks ( Alaudidae )
Eurasian Skylark -
Alauda arvensis
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Welcome Swallow -
Hirundo neoxena
White-eyes ( Zosteropidae )
Silvereye -
Zosterops lateralis
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Australian Magpie -
Gymnorhina tibicen
Whitehead -
Mohoua albicilla
Pipipi -
Mohoua novaeseelandiae
Yellowhead -
Mohoua ochrocephala
Fantails ( Rhipiduridae )
New Zealand Fantail -
Rhipidura fuliginosa
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Fernbird -
Poodytes punctatus
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Eurasian Blackbird -
Turdus merula
Song Thrush -
Turdus philomelos
Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
New Zealand Pipit -
Anthus novaeseelandiae
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
Common Myna -
Acridotheres tristis
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Yellowhammer -
Emberiza citrinella
( Acanthisittidae )
Rifleman -
Acanthisitta chloris
( Pardalotidae )
Gray Gerygone -
Gerygone igata
( Eopsaltriidae )
South Island Robin -
Petroica australis
North Island Robin -
Petroica longipes
Tomtit -
Petroica macrocephala
( Callaeatidae )
North Island Kokako -
Callaeas wilsoni
South Island Saddleback -
Philesturnus carunculatus
North Island Saddleback -
Philesturnus rufusater
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Lesser Redpoll -
Acanthis cabaret
Common Redpoll -
Acanthis flammea
European Goldfinch -
Carduelis carduelis
European Greenfinch -
Chloris chloris
Common Chaffinch -
Fringilla coelebs
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
Dunnock -
Prunella modularis
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