Endemic Birds

Reduced boat fares for Supporters

Date posted: 13-Apr-2012

From the 360 Discovery Team: 360 Discovery is pleased to be able to offer you a special offer on..

Date posted: 22-Mar-2012

Join the Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi and amateur astronomers on Saturday 28th April for a spe..

Date posted: 16-Mar-2012

Yet again we are running our almost famous photo competition on the island so please get your ca..

Ornithology to play at Tiri Kokako Concert

Date posted: 07-Mar-2012

To celebrate our kokako and bring Kokako Week to a fitting climax, we have a great concert lined..

Date posted: 27-Feb-2012

Artwork for our Kokako Week event is now being delivered to the Island by our visiting artists a..

Date posted: 03-Feb-2012

This year's 'Celebration Week species' is the kokako. Once again, we have the kokako-inspired wo..

Pied Shag - possible new breeding species

Date posted: 29-Dec-2011

Pied Shags are a common sight on Tiritiri Matangi, sometimes feeding on the seas around the Isla..

Date posted: 23-Dec-2011

Congratulations to Te Koha Waiata and Cloudsley Shovel. After two unsuccessful seasons our found..

Date posted: 14-Dec-2011

The 10th December was a special day on the Island with the arrival of wetapunga on Tiri...

Date posted: 23-Nov-2011

So far this season the kokako team have found the nests of three pairs: Cloudsley Shovel and TKW..

Twelve species of endemic birds have been translocated to Tiritiri Matangi. These are marked with an asterisk (*) in the list below.

Click on the common name of any of the birds below to see individual details.

Photography by Kathryn Jones © (Saddleback)

Common Name	Māori Name	Scientific Name
Little spotted kiwi *	kiwi pukupuku	Apteryx owenii
Bellbird	korimako	Anthornis melanura
Brown teal *	pateke	Anas chlorotis
Grey warbler	riroriro	Gerygone igata
Takahe *		Porphyrio mantelli
Red-crowned parakeet *	kakariki	Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
Whitehead *	popokatea	Mohoua albicilla
North Island robin *	toutouwai	Petroica longipes
Stitchbird *	hihi	Notiomystis cincta
North Island kokako *		Callaeas wilsoni
North Island saddleback *	tieke	Philesturnus rufusater
Cuckoo, long tailed	koekoea	Eudynamys taitensis
Fernbird *	matata	Bowdleria punctata vealeae
Kaka	kaka	Nestor meridionalis
North Island tomtit *	miromiro	Petroica macrocephala
Rifleman *	titipounamu	Acanthisitta chloris
New Zealand pigeon	kereru	Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Paradise shelduck	putangitangi	Tadorna variegata
Tui	Tui	Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae