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Our Animals

The Ōtorohanga Kiwi House & Native Bird Park is home to many native New Zealand birds - Kiwi, ducks & waterfowl, parrots and more.

Antipodes Islands Parakeet Cyanoramphus unicolor

Antipodes Island parakeet

Cyanoramphus unicolor

Kaka Nestor meridionalis

Kākā

Nestor meridionalis

Endemic

Recovering

Bar Tailed Godwit Kuaka  Limosa lapponica

Bar-tailed godwit

Kuaka

Limosa lapponica

Red Crowned Parakeet Kākāriki  Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae

Red-crowned parakeet

Kākāriki

Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae

Endemic

Relict

NZ Falcon ​Kārearea  Falco novaeseelandiae Gmelin

New Zealand falcon

Kārearea

Falco novaeseelandiae 

NZ Wood Pigeon Kererū  Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae

New Zealand pigeon

Kererū

Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae

Endemic

Not Threatened

Brown Kiwi Apteryx mantelli Bartlett

Brown kiwi

Apteryx mantelli 

Endemic

Non-Threatened

Bellbird Korimako  Anthornis melanura

Bellbird

Korimako

Anthornis melanura

Australasian Shoveler Kuruwhengi  Spatula rhynchotis

Australasian shoveler

Kuruwhengi

Spatula rhynchotis

Native

Not Threatened

Sacred Kingfisher Kōtare  Nestor notabilis Gould

Sacred kingfisher 

Kōtare

Nestor notabilis 

Whio Blue Duck​  Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos

Whio

Blue Duck

Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos

White Faced Heron Matuku moana  Egretta novaehollandiae

White-faced heron

Matuku moana

Egretta novaehollandiae

NZ Scaup Pāpango  Aythya novaeseelandiae

New Zealand scaup

Pāpango

Aythya novaeseelandiae

Endemic

Not Threatened

Banded Rail Moho pererū  Gallirallus philippensis

Banded rail

Moho pererū

Gallirallus philippensis

Weka ​  Gallirallus australis

Weka

Gallirallus australis

Pied Stilt Poaka  Himantopus himantopus

Pied stilt

Poaka

Himantopus himantopus

Paradise Shelduck Pūtangitangi  Tadorna variegata

Paradise shelduck

Pūtangitangi

Tadorna variegata

Endemic

Not Threatened

Pukeko Pukeko  Porphyrio melanotus Temminck

Pūkeko

Pūkeko

Porphyrio melanotus 

Morepork Ruru  Ninox novaeseelandiae

Morepork

Ruru

Ninox novaeseelandiae

Spurwinged Plover Vanellus miles

Spur-winged plover

    

Vanellus miles

Variable Oystercatcher ​Tōrea pango  Haematopus unicolor

Variable oystercatcher

Tōrea pango

Haematopus unicolor

Endemic

Recovering

Brown Teal Pāteke  Anas chlorotis G.R.

Grey Teal

tētē moroiti

Anas gracilis

Endemic

Nationally Increasing

Tui  Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae

Tūī

Tūī

Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae

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Other Wildlife

Mahoenui Giant Weta Deinacrida mahoenui

Mahoenui Giant Wētā

Deinacrida mahoenui

Longfin Eel Anguilla dieffenbachii

Longfin Eel

Anguilla dieffenbachii

Endemic

Declining

Duvaucels Gecko Hoplodactylus duvaucelii

Duvaucel's Gecko

Hoplodactylus duvaucelii

Fallas Skink Oligosoma fallai 

Fallas Skink

Oligosoma fallai 

Native

Naturally Uncommon

Elegant Gecko Moko kākāriki  Naultinus elegans

Elegant Gecko

Moko kākāriki

Naultinus elegans

Norhtland Green Gecko Kawariki  Naultinus grayii

Northland Green Gecko

Kawariki

Naultinus grayii

Endemic

Declining

Goldstripe Gecko Moko mangaeka  Woodworthia chrysosiretica

Goldstripe Gecko

Moko mangaeka

Woodworthia chrysosiretica

Forest Gecko Mokopirirakau granulatus

Forest Gecko

Mokopirirakau granulatus

Endemic

Declining

Photography :

Kiwi House

Maddox Photography

www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz

Information:

Kiwi House

www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz

All Credit to the respectful owners of the intellectual property.

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