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Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand

© Matthias Dehling, New Zealand Birds Online (Great spotted kiwi Apteryx maxima)

The information presented here is identical to that contained in the fifth edition of the Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand (Checklist Committee 2022). To access a pdf version of the Checklist click here

The aim of this fifth checklist of New Zealand birds, like its predecessors, is to provide information on the nomenclature, taxonomy, classification, distribution (current, historical, and fossil) and status of the birds of the New Zealand region. As with earlier editions, it was produced by a Checklist Committee of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand Inc. (OSNZ).

The four earlier versions of the checklist of New Zealand birds published by the Checklist Committee of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand may be read and downloaded from the Historical Publications page:

In addition, ‘Amendments and additions to the 1970 Annotated Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand’ was published as a supplement to Notornis Vol. 27 (1980).

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

DINORNITHIFORMES Moa

APTERYGIFORMES Kiwi

ANSERIFORMES Swans, geese, and ducks

GALLIFORMES Quails, pheasants, and turkeys

PODICIPEDIFORMES Grebes

COLUMBIFORMES Pigeons and doves

CUCULIFORMES Cuckoos

APODIFORMES Owlet-nightjars and swifts

GRUIFORMES Adzebills, rails, and cranes

CHARADRIIFORMES Waders, skuas, gulls, and terns

PHAETHONTIFORMES Tropicbirds

SPHENISCIFORMES Penguins

PROCELLARIIFORMES Albatrosses, petrels, and shearwaters

SULIFORMES Frigatebirds, gannets, darters, and cormorants

PELECANIFORMES Pelicans, herons, and ibises

ACCIPITRIFORMES Kites, hawks, and eagles

STRIGIFORMES Owls

CORACIIFORMES Rollers and kingfishers

FALCONIFORMES Falcons

PSITTACIFORMES Parrots

PASSERIFORMES Perching birds

APPENDIX 1 Fossil birds

APPENDIX 2 Failed introductions

APPENDIX 3 Alternative names for New Zealand birds

REFERENCES

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