2014 Photo Competition
Date posted: 07-Jun-2014
The results are out! Many thanks to our judge Bruce Shanks for doing such a wonderful jo..
Ecology Journal marks 25 years of Tiritiri
Date posted: 25-Nov-2013
The latest issue of the New Zealand Journal of Ecology is dedicated entirely to Tiritiri..
New bequests initiative
Date posted: 09-Sep-2013
Watch out for coverage in the national media this week for a new campaign by 'Include a Charity ..
2013 Photo Competition
Date posted: 27-Jan-2013
It is that time of year again, when we are looking for entries to our photographic c..
Film of the Kokako Week Jazz Concert
Date posted: 03-Oct-2012
Many thanks to Pieter Huisman who made this short film of the wonderful Jazz concert hel..
Greg
Date posted: 15-Aug-2012
Sadly, Greg the Takahe died on Sunday 12th August. As many Island regulars will know, Greg had b..
Kiwi Survey a great success
Date posted: 03-Aug-2012
It's Kiwi survey time again on the Island. Here are some selected highlights from a report by Ma..
2012 Photo competition
Date posted: 16-Mar-2012
Yet again we are running our almost famous photo competition on the island so please get your ca..
Art for kokako week
Date posted: 27-Feb-2012
Artwork for our Kokako Week event is now being delivered to the Island by our visiting artists a..
New water supply on Tiri
Date posted: 15-May-2011
Kiwi Well Drillers have spent a working week on the Island drilling a new well.
They have p..
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 |
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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 |
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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 |