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Birds of Tiritiri Matangi Seventy-eight species of bird have been seen on or close to Tiritiri Matangi. Eleven of which have been translocated to Tiritiri Matangi. These are: Common name Māori name Scientific Name Little spotted kiwi kiwi pukupuku Apteryx owenii Brown teal pateke Anas aucklandica chlorotis Takahe   Porphyrio mantelli mantelli Red-crowned parakeet kakariki Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae novaezelandiae Whitehead popokatea Mohoua albicilla North Island robin toutouwai Petroica longipes Stitchbird hihi Notiomystis cincta North Island kokako   Callaeas cinerea wilsoni North Island saddleback tieke Philesturnus carunculatus rufusater Fernbird matata Bowdleria punctata vealeae North Island Tomtit miromiro Petroica macrocephala Other species seen on or around Tiritiri Matangi A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z Common name Māori name Scientific Name Bellbird korimako Anthornis melanura melanura Black swan   Cygnus atratus Blackbird   Turdus merula Chaffinch   Fringilla coelebs Cuckoo, Long Tailed koekoea Eudynamys taitensis Cuckoo, Shining pipiwharauroa Chrysococcyx lucidus lucidus Dotterel, New Zealand tuturiwhatu Charadrius obscurus aquilonius Dove, Barbary   Streptopelia roseogrisea Dove, Spotted   Streptopelia chinensis tigrina Dunnock   Prunella modularis Eastern rosella   Platycercus eximius Fantail, North Island piwakawaka Rhipidura fuliginosa placabilis Galah   Eolophus roseicapillus Gannet, Australasian takapu Morus serrator Godwit, Eastern bar-tailed kuaka Limosa lapponica baueri Goldfinch   Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch   Carduelis chloris Grey duck parera Anas superciliosa Grey warbler riroriro Gerygone igata Gull, Red Billed tarapunga Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus Gull, Southern black-backed karoro Larus dominicanus dominicanus Harrier, Australasian kahu Circus approximans Heron, Reef matuku-moana Egretta sacra sacra Heron, White-faced   Ardea novaehollandiae novaehollandia Kaka, North Island   Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis Kingfisher, New Zealand kotare Halcyon sancta vagans Kookaburra   Dacelo novaeguineae novaeguineae Magpie, Australian   Gymnorhina tibicen Mallard   Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos Morepork ruru Ninox novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae Myna, Common   Acridotheres tristis Oystercatcher, Variable torea Haematopus unicolor Paradise shelduck putangitangi Tadorna variegata Penguin, Blue korora Eudyptula minor Petrel, Black   Procellaria parkinsoni Petrel, Common Diving kuaka Pelecanoides urinatrix urinatrix Petrel, Giant   Macronectes halli Petrel, Grey-faced oi Pterodroma macroptera gouldi Petrel, White-faced storm takahikare-moana Pelagodroma marina maoriana Pigeon, New Zealand kereru Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae Pigeon, Rock   Columba livia Pipit, New Zealand pihoihoi Anthus novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae Pukeko   Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus Quail, Brown   Synoicus ypsilophorus Redpoll   Carduelis flammea Shag, Black kawau Phalacrocorax carbo novaehollandiae Shag, Little kawaupuka Phalacrocorax melanoleucos brevirostris Shag, Pied karuhiruhi Phalacrocorax varius varius Shag, Spotted parekareka Stictocarbo punctatus punctatus Shearwater, Buller's   Puffinus bulleri Shearwater, Flesh-footed toanui Puffinus carneipes Shearwater, Fluttering pakaha Puffinus gavia Shore plover tuturuatu Thinornis novae-seelandiae Silvereye tauhou Zosterops lateralis lateralis Skua, Arctic   Stercorarius parasiticus Skylark   Alauda arvensis Song thrush   Turdus philomelos Sparrow, house   Passer domesticus Spotless crake puweto Porzana tabuensis plumbea Spur-winged plover   Vanellus miles novaehollandiae Starling   Sturnus vulgaris Swift, Spine-tailed   Hirundapus caudacutus caudacutus Tern, Caspian taranui Sterna caspia Tern, White Fronted tara Sterna striata Tui   Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae Weka, North Island   Gallirallus australis greyi Welcome swallow   Hirundo tahitica neoxena Yellowhammer   Emberiza citrinell

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