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What

Northern New Zealand Plover (Anarhynchus obscurus ssp. aquilonius)

Observer

outinthefield

Date

December 30, 2016 11:41 AM +14
Northern New Zealand Plover - Photo (c) Finn Davey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Finn Davey
war-thrush's ID: Northern New Zealand Plover (Anarhynchus obscurus ssp. aquilonius)
Added on October 30, 2023
Supporting
Added as part of a taxon swap

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Northern New Zealand Plover (Anarhynchus obscurus ssp. aquilonius)

Observer

emily_r

Date

April 17, 2016 11:30 AM NZST

Place

Waitara (Google, OSM)

Description

About 8 darting between the cobbles. Lots of preening. Also feeding. Both red and cream plumage individuals.

New Zealand Plover - Photo (c) Amaya M., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Amaya M.
war-thrush's ID: New Zealand Plover (Anarhynchus obscurus)
Added on October 30, 2023
Improving
Added as part of a taxon swap

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New Zealand Double-banded Plover (Anarhynchus bicinctus ssp. bicinctus)

Observer

grahame

Date

April 15, 2016

Description

The Bandys have arrived back at the Avon / Heathcote estuary for another winter.

Double-banded Plover - Photo (c) Finn Davey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Finn Davey
war-thrush's ID: Double-banded Plover (Anarhynchus bicinctus)
Added on October 30, 2023
Supporting
Added as part of a taxon swap

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What

Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis)

Observer

ctnash

Date

December 28, 2007

Place

Noosa, Qld (Google, OSM)

Description

My guides say these brown cuckoo-doves are 'large', whereas I recall the birds as fairly small. They don't have any obvious head or neck markings, and are generally brown. They seem to be a pair.

Tags

Spotted Dove - Photo (c) OZinOH, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
war-thrush's ID: Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis)
Added on March 8, 2023
Supporting
Added as part of a taxon swap

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Red-billed Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae ssp. scopulinus)

Observer

swampmonster7

Date

January 2016
Red-billed Gull - Photo (c) Tony Ernst, all rights reserved, uploaded by Tony Ernst
war-thrush's ID: Red-billed Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae ssp. scopulinus)
Added on January 15, 2020
Supporting
Added as part of a taxon swap

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African Collared-Dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea)

Observer

jo9

Date

September 29, 2015 03:32 PM +13

Description

One dove in the tree

African Collared-Dove - Photo (c) Andrew Cauldwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Andrew Cauldwell
war-thrush's ID: African Collared-Dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea)
Added on August 30, 2019
Improving
Added as part of a taxon swap

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What

Buller's Albatross (Thalassarche bulleri)

Observer

jeanmck

Date

June 21, 2015

Description

Large black and white sea bird. Black runs across back from one wing to the other. Head is greyish and there is a white flash below the eye. Bill is alternately yellow and dark grey.

Buller's Albatross - Photo (c) JJ Harrison, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
war-thrush's ID: Buller's Albatross (Thalassarche bulleri)
Added on August 29, 2019
Supporting
Added as part of a taxon merge

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What

New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis melanura)

Observer

jon_sullivan

Date

January 11, 2016 11:06 AM NZDT

Description

bellbird?

New Zealand Bellbird - Photo (c) dubh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by dubh
war-thrush's ID: New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis melanura)
Added on January 24, 2017
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What

Pacific Black Duck × Mallard (Anas superciliosa × platyrhynchos)

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

January 7, 2015 08:59 PM NZDT

Description

Flock of young ducks sticking close together. Orange feet on all of them.

Tags

Pacific Black Duck × Mallard - Photo (c) Giverny, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Giverny
war-thrush's ID: Pacific Black Duck × Mallard (Anas superciliosa × platyrhynchos)
Added on January 24, 2017
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What

Mainland Spotted Shag (Phalacrocorax punctatus ssp. punctatus)

Observer

jon_sullivan

Date

January 15, 2016 02:38 PM NZDT
Mainland Spotted Shag - Photo (c) Steve Attwood, all rights reserved
war-thrush's ID: Mainland Spotted Shag (Phalacrocorax punctatus ssp. punctatus)
Added on January 24, 2017
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What

Red-crowned Parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae)

Observer

ofo33

Date

December 2006

Place

Nelson, NZ (Google, OSM)

Description

Heard, saw and photographed a green parakeet in a native pocket of a pine plantation while out walking.

Red-crowned Parakeet - Photo (c) Oscar Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Oscar Thomas
war-thrush's ID: Red-crowned Parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae)
Added on January 24, 2017
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What

Dunnock (Prunella modularis)

Observer

jon_sullivan

Date

November 10, 2016 08:41 AM NZDT

Description

Fledgling dunnock?

Dunnock - Photo (c) Alexis Lours, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alexis Lours
war-thrush's ID: Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Added on January 24, 2017
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What

Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)

Observer

jgingold

Date

November 13, 2016 12:46 PM +14

Description

On wooded trail near Ross Creek

Song Thrush - Photo (c) Ximo Galarza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
war-thrush's ID: Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Added on January 24, 2017
Improving

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What

Pacific Black Duck × Mallard (Anas superciliosa × platyrhynchos)

Observer

marystg

Date

November 19, 2016 09:05 AM NZDT

Description

Mallard or greylard?

Pacific Black Duck × Mallard - Photo (c) Giverny, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Giverny
war-thrush's ID: Pacific Black Duck × Mallard (Anas superciliosa × platyrhynchos)
Added on January 24, 2017
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What

Black-billed Gull (Chroicocephalus bulleri)

Observer

majo00

Date

February 2016

Description

Back at Queenstown Bay saw a Red-Billed Gull

Black-billed Gull - Photo (c) Steve Attwood, all rights reserved
war-thrush's ID: Black-billed Gull (Chroicocephalus bulleri)
Added on January 24, 2017
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What

Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula)

Date

December 3, 2016 10:19 AM NZDT
Starlings - Photo (c) egorbirder, all rights reserved
war-thrush's ID: Starlings (Family Sturnidae)
Added on January 24, 2017
Maverick

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What

Pacific Black Duck × Mallard (Anas superciliosa × platyrhynchos)

Observer

outtherespotting

Date

December 2016
Mallard - Photo (c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
war-thrush's ID: Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Added on January 24, 2017
Maverick

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What

Northern New Zealand Plover (Anarhynchus obscurus ssp. aquilonius)

Observer

outinthefield

Date

December 30, 2016 11:41 AM +14
Northern New Zealand Dotterel - Photo (c) Finn Davey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Finn Davey
war-thrush's ID: Northern New Zealand Dotterel (Charadrius obscurus ssp. aquilonius [inactive])
Added on January 24, 2017
Maverick
(Inactive Taxon)

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What

Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans)

Date

December 29, 2016 01:43 PM NZDT
Swamp Harrier - Photo (c) devil66, all rights reserved, uploaded by devil66
war-thrush's ID: Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans)
Added on January 24, 2017
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What

Variable Oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor)

Observer

averil1

Date

January 2017

Description

Habitat - Urban
How many? - 4
Additional comments? - Group nesting by the side of the motorway. have been watching them for the last few weeks, but this time I was not driving and stuck in a traffic jam

Nest present - Yes
Behavior - Bird on nest

Variable Oystercatcher - Photo (c) Finn Davey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Finn Davey
war-thrush's ID: Variable Oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor)
Added on January 24, 2017
Improving

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What

Pacific Black Duck × Mallard (Anas superciliosa × platyrhynchos)

Observer

robin_booth

Date

January 11, 2017 04:57 PM NZDT
Pacific Black Duck × Mallard - Photo (c) Giverny, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Giverny
war-thrush's ID: Pacific Black Duck × Mallard (Anas superciliosa × platyrhynchos)
Added on January 24, 2017
Improving

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What

Pacific Black Duck × Mallard (Anas superciliosa × platyrhynchos)

Observer

leecus

Date

January 11, 2017 04:37 PM +14
Pacific Black Duck × Mallard - Photo (c) Giverny, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Giverny
war-thrush's ID: Pacific Black Duck × Mallard (Anas superciliosa × platyrhynchos)
Added on January 24, 2017
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What

Oystercatchers (Genus Haematopus)

Observer

mangomuncher

Date

January 11, 2017 03:00 PM +14
South Island × Variable Oystercatcher Hybrid - Photo (c) Ben, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
war-thrush's ID: South Island × Variable Oystercatcher Hybrid (Haematopus finschi × unicolor)
Added on January 24, 2017
Leading

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What

Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)

Observer

ben01

Date

January 2017

Description

~20 birds, resting on tidal bay.

Bar-tailed Godwit - Photo (c) Marina Nikonorova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Marina Nikonorova
war-thrush's ID: Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Added on January 24, 2017
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Red-billed Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae ssp. scopulinus)

Observer

swampmonster7

Date

January 2016
Red-billed Gull - Photo (c) Sid Mosdell, some rights reserved (CC BY)
war-thrush's ID: Red-billed Gull (Chroicocephalus scopulinus [inactive])
Added on January 24, 2017
Maverick
(Inactive Taxon)

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What

Tūī (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae)

Observer

joakimliman

Date

January 17, 2017 02:59 PM +13

Description

Dead fresh by stream. No injuries or damage could be seen. Body looked like s cramped style position. Lead poisioning have been found in birds in the area.

Tūī - Photo (c) Matt Binns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
war-thrush's ID: Tūī (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae)
Added on January 24, 2017
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New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)

Observer

jacqui-nz

Date

January 18, 2017 11:04 AM NZDT

Description

Not a nice find :-( Remains of a young kereru on the ground. Possibly just fledged or close to it.

The remains were found inside the Ark in the Park sanctuary, on the boundary line.

New Zealand Pigeon - Photo (c) Brodie Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Brodie Foster
war-thrush's ID: New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)
Added on January 24, 2017
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Southern Black-backed Gull (Larus dominicanus ssp. dominicanus)

Observer

gregs

Date

January 20, 2017 11:06 AM +13

Description

Juvenile flood refugee

Southern Black-backed Gull - Photo (c) Finn Davey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Finn Davey
war-thrush's ID: Southern Black-backed Gull (Larus dominicanus ssp. dominicanus)
Added on January 24, 2017
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Observer

nessmander

Date

January 17, 2017 12:36 PM NZDT

Description

This one and another walking alone down the path. Adults not present.

Mallard - Photo (c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
war-thrush's ID: Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Added on January 24, 2017
Improving

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Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Observer

kerylina

Date

January 2017

Description

Habitat - Rural
Nest present - No
Behavior - Calling
How many? - one

Yellowhammer - Photo (c) Tom Tarrant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
war-thrush's ID: Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Added on January 24, 2017
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