LC = least concern NT = near threatened VU = vulnerable EN = endangered CR = critically endangered EX = extinct
List of species edit
The following is a list of bird species endemic to New Zealand, along with their conservation status:
Apterygidae (kiwi) edit
- Great spotted kiwi, Apteryx haastii VU
- Little spotted kiwi, Apteryx owenii NT
- North Island brown kiwi, Apteryx mantelli EN
- Okarito brown kiwi (Rowi), Apteryx rowi CR
- Southern brown kiwi (Tokoeka), Apteryx australis VU
Spheniscidae (penguins) edit
- Fiordland crested penguin (tawaki), Eudyptes pachyrhynchus VU
- Erect-crested penguin, Eudyptes sclateri EN
- Snares crested penguin, Eudyptes robustus VU
- Yellow-eyed penguin (hoiho), Megadyptes antipodes EN
Procellariidae (fulmars, petrels and shearwaters) edit
- Black petrel, Procellaria parkinsoni VU
- Buller's shearwater, Ardenna bulleri VU
- Chatham petrel, Pterodroma axillaris VU
- Cook's petrel, Pterodroma cookii VU
- Fluttering shearwater, Puffinus gavia LC
- Hutton's shearwater, Puffinus huttoni EN
- Magenta petrel, Pterodroma magentae CR
- Mottled petrel, Pterodroma inexpectata NT
- Pycroft's petrel, Pterodroma pycrofti VU
- Westland petrel (tāiko), Procellaria westlandica VU
- White-necked petrel, Pterodroma cervicalis VU
Hydrobatidae (storm petrels) edit
- New Zealand storm petrel, Fregetta maoriana CR
Diomedeidae (albatrosses and mollymawks) edit
- Antipodean albatross, Diomedea antipodensis VU
- Buller's mollymawk, Thalassarche bulleri NT
- Campbell mollymawk, Thalassarche impavida VU
- Chatham mollymawk, Thalassarche eremita VU
- Gibson's albatross, Diomedea antipodensis gibsoni VU
- Northern royal albatross, Diomedea sanfordi EN
- Southern royal albatross, Diomedea epomophora VU
- White-capped albatross, Thalassarche cauta NT
Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants) edit
- Auckland Island shag, Leucocarbo colensoi VU
- Bounty Island shag, Leucocarbo ranfurlyi VU
- Campbell Island shag, Leucocarbo campbelli VU
- Chatham Island shag, Leucocarbo onslowi CR
- Foveaux shag, Leucocarbo stewarti VU
- King shag, Leucocarbo carunculatus VU
- Otago shag, Leucocarbo chalconotus VU
- Pitt shag, Phalacrocorax featherstoni EN
- Spotted shag (parekareka), Phalacrocorax punctatus LC
Ardeidae (bitterns, herons and egrets) edit
- New Zealand bittern, Ixobrychus novaezelandiae EX
Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans) edit
- Auckland Island merganser, Mergus australis EX
- Auckland teal, Anas aucklandica VU
- Blue duck (whio), Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos EN
- Brown teal (pāteke), Anas chlorotis EN
- Campbell teal, Anas nesiotis EN
- New Zealand scaup, Aythya novaeseelandiae LC
- Paradise shelduck, Tadorna variegata LC
Rallidae (rails, crakes and coots) edit
- Auckland rail, Lewinia muelleri VU
- Chatham Island rail, Cabalus modestus EX
- Dieffenbach's rail, Gallirallus dieffenbachii EX
- Takahe, Porphyrio hochstetteri EN
- Weka, Gallirallus australis VU
Phasianidae (pheasants) edit
- New Zealand quail, Coturnix novaezelandiae EX
Haematopodidae (oystercatchers) edit
- Chatham Island oystercatcher, Haematopus chathamensis EN
- South Island oystercatcher, Haematopus finschi LC
- Variable oystercatcher, Haematopus unicolor LC
Recurvirostridae (avocets and stilts) edit
- Black stilt (kaki), Himantopus novaezelandiae CR
Charadriidae (plovers and lapwings) edit
- Banded dotterel, Charadrius bicinctus LC
- New Zealand dotterel, Charadrius obscurus EN
- Shore plover, Thinornis novaeseelandiae EN
- Wrybill, Anarhynchus frontalis VU
Scolopacidae (waders and shorebirds) edit
- Antipodes snipe, Coenocorypha aucklandica meinertzhagenae
- Campbell snipe, Coenocorypha aucklandica perseverance
- Chatham Island snipe, Coenocorypha pusilla VU
- North Island snipe, Coenocorypha barrierensis EX
- Snares snipe, Coenocorypha huegeli NT
- South Island snipe, Coenocorypha iredalei) EX
- Subantarctic snipe, Coenocorypha aucklandica LC
Laridae (gulls and terns) edit
- Black-billed gull, Chroicocephalus bulleri EN
- Black-fronted tern, Chlidonias albostriatus EN
- Red-billed gull, Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus LC
Columbidae (pigeons and doves) edit
- Chatham Island pigeon (parea), Hemiphaga chathamensis VU
- New Zealand pigeon (kererū), Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae NT
Podicipedidae (grebes) edit
- New Zealand grebe (weweia), Poliocephalus rufopectus VU
Falconidae (falcons) edit
- New Zealand falcon (kārearea), Falco novaeseelandiae NT
Strigidae (true owls) edit
- Laughing owl (whēkau), Sceloglaux albifacies EX
Cuculidae (cuckoos) edit
- Long-tailed cuckoo (koekoea), Urodynamis taitensis NT
Psittaculidae (old world parrots) edit
- Antipodes Island parakeet, Cyanoramphus unicolor VU
- Chatham parakeet (Forbes' Parakeet), Cyanoramphus forbesi EN
- Malherbe's parakeet (orange-fronted parakeet) (kākāriki), Cyanoramphus malherbi CR
- Red-fronted parakeet (kākāriki), Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae VU
- Reischek's parakeet, Cyanoramphus hochstetteri
- Yellow-crowned parakeet (kākāriki), Cyanoramphus auriceps NT
Strigopidae (New Zealand parrots) edit
Acanthisittidae (New Zealand wrens) edit
- Bushwren (mātuhituhi), Xenicus longipes EX
- Lyall's wren (Stephens Island wren), Traversia lyalli EX
- Rock wren (piwauwau), Xenicus gilviventris VU
- Rifleman (titipounamu), Acanthisitta chloris LC
Oriolidae (Old World orioles) edit
- North Island piopio, Turnagra tanagra EX
- South Island piopio, Turnagra capensis EX
Motacillidae (wagtails and pipits) edit
- Pipit (pihoihoi), Anthus novaeseelandiae LC
Locustellidae (grassbirds) edit
- Chatham Island fernbird, Megalurus rufescens EX
- Fernbird (matata), Megalurus punctatus LC
Acanthizidae (Australasian warblers) edit
- Chatham Island warbler, Gerygone albofrontata LC
- Grey warbler (riroriro), Gerygone igata LC
Petroicidae (Australasian robins) edit
- Black robin, Petroica traversi EN
- North Island robin, Petroica longipes LC
- South Island robin, Petroica australis LC
- Tomtit (miromiro), Petroica macrocephala LC
Mohouidae (mohouids) edit
- Brown creeper (pipipi), Mohoua novaeseelandiae LC
- Whitehead (pōpokatea), Mohoua albicilla LC
- Yellowhead (mōhua), Mohoua ochrocephala EN
Meliphagidae (honeyeaters) edit
- Bellbird (korimako), Anthornis melanura LC
- Chatham Island bellbird, Anthornis melanocephala EX
- Tui, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae LC
Notiomystidae (stitchbird) edit
- Stitchbird (hihi), Notiomystis cincta VU
Callaeidae (New Zealand wattlebirds) edit
- Huia, Heteralocha acutirostris EX
- North Island kōkako, Callaeas wilsoni EN
- North Island Saddleback (Tieke), Philesturnus rufusater NT
- South Island kōkako, Callaeas cinereus CR
- South Island saddleback, Philesturnus carunculatus NT
Rhipiduridae (fantails) edit
- New Zealand fantail (pīwakawaka), Rhipidura fuliginosa LC
