Guided walks for photographers
Date posted: 21-Jun-2017
For a wonderful day of wildlife photography please join us on Tiritiri Matangi Island for a Ph..
Ferry discounts for Supporters
Date posted: 18-May-2017
Tiritiri Matangi Island, the perfect winter's day trip. The birds are at their best, warm up w..
More kiwi for the Island
Date posted: 04-Apr-2017
In 1993 and 1995, sixteen little spotted kiwi were released on Tiritiri Matangi Island. The ma..
2017 Photo Competition
Date posted: 22-Mar-2017
It is that time of year again when we are looking for entries for our photo competition (and phot..
The 2017 concert
Date posted: 05-Feb-2017
This year's concert promises to be another wonderful and unique experience. Click here (/concert-..
Shorebird Film Festival at Devonport
Date posted: 26-Oct-2016
Click here (/miscellaneous documents/DevWaderFilms.jpg) for details of a forthcoming film festival c..
Extra Dawn Chorus Trip
Date posted: 20-Oct-2016
Stop Press: Extra Dawn Chorus trip now scheduled for Thursday 27th October 2016.
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2016 AGM
Date posted: 06-Sep-2016
The 2016 AGM was held at the Kohia Centre at 7:30 pm on Monday 19th September.
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New hihi film
Date posted: 30-Jul-2016
A wonderful new film describing the hihi story on Tiritiri Matangi has now been added to the hih..
New Wildside video
Date posted: 29-Jul-2016
Click here (https://blog.doc.govt.nz/2016/06/21/tiritiri-matangi-volunteers/) to view a wo..
Endemic Birds
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Twelve species of endemic birds have been translocated to Tiritiri Matangi. These are marked with an asterisk (*) in the list below. The others have arrived through their own efforts.
Click on the common name of any of the birds below to see individual details.
Photography by Kathryn Jones © (Saddleback)
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Common Name |
Māori Name |
Scientific Name |
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kiwi pukupuku |
Apteryx owenii |
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| Bellbird | korimako | Anthornis melanura |
| Brown teal * | pāteke | Anas chlorotis |
| Grey warbler | riroriro | Gerygone igata |
|
Takahe * |
takahē |
Porphyrio hochstetteri |
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kākāriki |
Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae |
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popokatea |
Mohoua albicilla |
|
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toutouwai |
Petroica longipes |
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hihi |
Notiomystis cincta |
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kōkako |
Callaeas wilsoni |
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tīeke |
Philesturnus rufusater |
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| Cuckoo, long tailed | koekoeā |
Eudynamys taitensis |
|
Fernbird * |
mātātā |
Bowdleria punctata vealeae |
| Kaka | kākā |
Nestor meridionalis |
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miromiro |
Petroica macrocephala |
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Rifleman * |
titipounamu |
Acanthisitta chloris |
| New Zealand pigeon | kererū | Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae |
| Paradise shelduck | pūtangitangi | Tadorna variegata |
| Tui | tūī |
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae |