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Wildlife of Zealandia

A guide to the mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles, insects and other creepy crawlies commonly found in Zealandia - Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, Wellington, New Zealand.

Black-backed Gull 1
Larus dominicanus dominicanus
Black Shag 2
Phalacrocorax carbo novaehollandiae
Brown Teal 3
Anas chlorotis
Grey Duck × Mallard hybrid 4
Anas superciliosa × platyrhynchos
Hihi (Stitchbird) 5
Notiomystis cincta
Kākā 6
Nestor meridionalis
Kākāriki (Red-crowned Parakeet) 5
Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
Kārearea (NZ Falcon) 7
Falco novaeseelandiae
Kererū (NZ Wood Pigeon) 8
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae
Korimako (NZ Bellbird) 9
Anthornis melanura
Kōtare (NZ Kingfisher) 10
Todiramphus sanctus vagans
Little Black Cormorant 11
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Little shag 12
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos brevirostris
Little Spotted Kiwi 13
Apteryx owenii
New Zealand pied shag 14
Phalacrocorax varius varius
New Zealand Scaup 15
Aythya novaeseelandiae
Pipiwharauroa (Shining Cuckoo) 16
Chrysococcyx lucidus lucidus
Pīwakawaka (NZ Fantail) 17
Rhipidura fuliginosa
Pōpokotea (Whitehead) 18
Mohoua albicilla
Putangitangi (Paradise Shelduck) 19
Tadorna variegata
Riroriro (Grey Warbler) 5
Gerygone igata
Ruru (Morepork) 5
Ninox novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae
Silvereye 20
Zosterops lateralis
Takahe 21
Porphyrio mantelli hochstetteri
Tieke (Saddleback) 3
Philesturnus carunculatus
Tītipounamu (Rifleman) 22
Acanthisitta chloris granti
Toutouwai (NZ Robin) 23
Petroica longipes
Tui 24
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
Welcome Swallow 25
Hirundo tahitica neoxena
Blackbird 26
Turdus merula
California Quail 27
Callipepla californica
Chaffinch 28
Fringilla coelebs
Dunnock 29
Prunella modularis
Eastern Rosella 30
Platycercus eximius
House Sparrow 31
Passer domesticus
Mallard 32
Anas platyrhynchos
Starling 33
Sturnus vulgaris

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