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LC = least concern NT = near threatened VU = vulnerable EN = endangered CR = critically endangered EX = extinct

List of species

The following is a list of bird species endemic to New Zealand, along with their conservation status:

Apterygidae (kiwi)

• Great spotted kiwi, Apteryx haastii VU
• Little spotted kiwi, Apteryx owenii NT
• North Island brown kiwi, Apteryx mantelli EN
• Okarito brown kiwi (Rowi), Apteryx rowi CR
• Southern brown kiwi (Tokoeka), Apteryx australis VU

Spheniscidae (penguins)

• Fiordland crested penguin (tawaki), Eudyptes pachyrhynchus VU
• Erect-crested penguin, Eudyptes sclateri EN
• Snares crested penguin, Eudyptes robustus VU
• Yellow-eyed penguin (hoiho), Megadyptes antipodes EN

Procellariidae (fulmars, petrels and shearwaters)

• Black petrel, Procellaria parkinsoni VU
• Buller's shearwater, Ardenna bulleri VU
• Chatham petrel, Pterodroma axillaris VU
• Cook's petrel, Pterodroma cookii VU
• Fluttering shearwater, Puffinus gavia LC
• Hutton's shearwater, Puffinus huttoni EN
• Magenta petrel, Pterodroma magentae CR
• Mottled petrel, Pterodroma inexpectata NT
• Pycroft's petrel, Pterodroma pycrofti VU
• Westland petrel (tāiko), Procellaria westlandica VU
• White-necked petrel, Pterodroma cervicalis VU

Hydrobatidae (storm petrels)

• New Zealand storm petrel, Fregetta maoriana CR

Diomedeidae (albatrosses and mollymawks)

• Antipodean albatross, Diomedea antipodensis VU
• Buller's mollymawk, Thalassarche bulleri NT
• Campbell mollymawk, Thalassarche impavida VU
• Chatham mollymawk, Thalassarche eremita VU
• Gibson's albatross, Diomedea antipodensis gibsoni VU
• Northern royal albatross, Diomedea sanfordi EN
• Southern royal albatross, Diomedea epomophora VU
• White-capped albatross, Thalassarche cauta NT

Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants)

• Auckland Island shag, Leucocarbo colensoi VU
• Bounty Island shag, Leucocarbo ranfurlyi VU
• Campbell Island shag, Leucocarbo campbelli VU
• Chatham Island shag, Leucocarbo onslowi CR
• Foveaux shag, Leucocarbo stewarti VU
• King shag, Leucocarbo carunculatus VU
• Otago shag, Leucocarbo chalconotus VU
• Pitt shag, Phalacrocorax featherstoni EN
• Spotted shag (parekareka), Phalacrocorax punctatus LC

Ardeidae (bitterns, herons and egrets)

• New Zealand bittern, Ixobrychus novaezelandiae EX

Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans)

• Auckland Island merganser, Mergus australis EX
• Auckland teal, Anas aucklandica VU
• Blue duck (whio), Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos EN
• Brown teal (pāteke), Anas chlorotis EN
• Campbell teal, Anas nesiotis EN
• New Zealand scaup, Aythya novaeseelandiae LC
• Paradise shelduck, Tadorna variegata LC

Rallidae (rails, crakes and coots)

• Auckland rail, Lewinia muelleri VU
• Chatham Island rail, Cabalus modestus EX
• Dieffenbach's rail, Gallirallus dieffenbachii EX
• Takahe, Porphyrio hochstetteri EN
• Weka, Gallirallus australis VU

Phasianidae (pheasants)

• New Zealand quail, Coturnix novaezelandiae EX

Haematopodidae (oystercatchers)

• Chatham Island oystercatcher, Haematopus chathamensis EN
• South Island oystercatcher, Haematopus finschi LC
• Variable oystercatcher, Haematopus unicolor LC

Recurvirostridae (avocets and stilts)

• Black stilt (kaki), Himantopus novaezelandiae CR

Charadriidae (plovers and lapwings)

• Banded dotterel, Charadrius bicinctus LC
• New Zealand dotterel, Charadrius obscurus EN
• Shore plover, Thinornis novaeseelandiae EN
• Wrybill, Anarhynchus frontalis VU

Scolopacidae (waders and shorebirds)

• Antipodes snipe, Coenocorypha aucklandica meinertzhagenae
• Campbell snipe, Coenocorypha aucklandica perseverance
• Chatham Island snipe, Coenocorypha pusilla VU
• North Island snipe, Coenocorypha barrierensis EX
• Snares snipe, Coenocorypha huegeli NT
• South Island snipe, Coenocorypha iredalei) EX
• Subantarctic snipe, Coenocorypha aucklandica LC

Laridae (gulls and terns)

• Black-billed gull, Chroicocephalus bulleri EN
• Black-fronted tern, Chlidonias albostriatus EN
• Red-billed gull, Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus LC

Columbidae (pigeons and doves)

• Chatham Island pigeon (parea), Hemiphaga chathamensis VU
• New Zealand pigeon (kererū), Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae NT

Podicipedidae (grebes)

• New Zealand grebe (weweia), Poliocephalus rufopectus VU

Falconidae (falcons)

• New Zealand falcon (kārearea), Falco novaeseelandiae NT

Strigidae (true owls)

• Laughing owl (whēkau), Sceloglaux albifacies EX

Cuculidae (cuckoos)

• Long-tailed cuckoo (koekoea), Urodynamis taitensis NT

Psittaculidae (old world parrots)

• Antipodes Island parakeet, Cyanoramphus unicolor VU
• Chatham parakeet (Forbes' Parakeet), Cyanoramphus forbesi EN
• Malherbe's parakeet (orange-fronted parakeet) (kākāriki), Cyanoramphus malherbi CR
• Red-fronted parakeet (kākāriki), Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae VU
• Reischek's parakeet, Cyanoramphus hochstetteri
• Yellow-crowned parakeet (kākāriki), Cyanoramphus auriceps NT

Strigopidae (New Zealand parrots)

• Kākā, Nestor meridionalis EN
• Kākāpō, Strigops habroptila CR
• Kea, Nestor notabilis VU

Acanthisittidae (New Zealand wrens)

• Bushwren (mātuhituhi), Xenicus longipes EX
• Lyall's wren (Stephens Island wren), Traversia lyalli EX
• Rock wren (piwauwau), Xenicus gilviventris VU
• Rifleman (titipounamu), Acanthisitta chloris LC

Oriolidae (Old World orioles)

• North Island piopio, Turnagra tanagra EX
• South Island piopio, Turnagra capensis EX

Motacillidae (wagtails and pipits)

• Pipit (pihoihoi), Anthus novaeseelandiae LC

Locustellidae (grassbirds)

• Chatham Island fernbird, Megalurus rufescens EX
• Fernbird (matata), Megalurus punctatus LC

Acanthizidae (Australasian warblers)

• Chatham Island warbler, Gerygone albofrontata LC
• Grey warbler (riroriro), Gerygone igata LC

Petroicidae (Australasian robins)

• Black robin, Petroica traversi EN
• North Island robin, Petroica longipes LC
• South Island robin, Petroica australis LC
• Tomtit (miromiro), Petroica macrocephala LC

Mohouidae (mohouids)

• Brown creeper (pipipi), Mohoua novaeseelandiae LC
• Whitehead (pōpokatea), Mohoua albicilla LC
• Yellowhead (mōhua), Mohoua ochrocephala EN

Meliphagidae (honeyeaters)

• Bellbird (korimako), Anthornis melanura LC
• Chatham Island bellbird, Anthornis melanocephala EX
• Tui, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae LC

Notiomystidae (stitchbird)

• Stitchbird (hihi), Notiomystis cincta VU

Callaeidae (New Zealand wattlebirds)

• Huia, Heteralocha acutirostris EX
• North Island kōkako, Callaeas wilsoni EN
• North Island Saddleback (Tieke), Philesturnus rufusater NT
• South Island kōkako, Callaeas cinereus CR
• South Island saddleback, Philesturnus carunculatus NT

Rhipiduridae (fantails)

• New Zealand fantail (pīwakawaka), Rhipidura fuliginosa LC