Lighthouse Open Day
Date posted: 30-Apr-2019
Our historic lighthouse, signal station and diaphonic foghorn will all be on dis..
We need a new Treasurer
Date posted: 08-Apr-2019
The Supporters need a new treasurer to take over in September when Kevin Vaughan..
2019 Concert
Date posted: 05-Feb-2019
OrigiNZ, the tartan taonga are returning for the 2019 concert.
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Tiri's three unique foghorns
Date posted: 01-Feb-2019
Our next social event will take place on Monday 18th March when Carl Hayson and ..
Young Conservation Superstars win awards!
Date posted: 27-Jan-2019
Gabriel Barbosa and teacher Kate Asher, a team leader who co..
Entries for the 2019 photo competition
Date posted: 19-Jan-2019
We are now taking entries for the 2019 photographic competition. You can enter u..
Hihi volunteer needed
Date posted: 18-Oct-2018
Would you like to volunteer with the Island's hihi team and learn from them how ..
2019 Calendars now available
Date posted: 05-Sep-2018
The new 2019 calendars are now available and this year's is better than ever! Th..
Winners of kokako photo competition
Date posted: 02-Sep-2018
The stunning winning photographs from those submitted to the competition as part..
Kokako Celebration
Date posted: 21-Jul-2018
(https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-great-kokako-story-celebrating-21-years-..
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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pīwakawaka |
Rhipidura fuliginosa |
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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 |
|
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 |