New Zealand Birds

This video shows 25 bird species recorded in New Zealand over the course of one year. All these birds are indigenous to New Zealand and many of these are endemic. These birds were mostly photographed in their natural habitats and a small number in the Mount Bruce wild life centre.

These birds were recorded when I was in New Zealand in 2019 and 15 friends produced the voices over.

Here are the different birds shown :
Blue Duck : unique and rare. They have a blue-grey plumage with a pale grey bill and a black flap at the tip of its beak. The blue duck lives in mountainous area, inhabiting swift and turbulent streams.

Australasian Gannet : large seabird with long, pointed wings, a long neck and slender body shape. The most famous mainland breeding sites are Cape Kidnappers, Muriwai and Farewell Spit.

Silvereye : one of New Zealand’s most abundant and widespread bird species. They are easily recognisable by its distinctive white eye-ring.

Robin : they occur in mature forest, scrub, and exotic plantations. Where robins are regularly exposed to people, such as along public walking tracks, they become quite confiding.

Kokako : with their extraordinary haunting song, kokako evoke the forests of ancient New Zealand. The North Island kokako is a large songbird with a blue-grey body and blue wattles that sit under the throat.

Kiwi : they are nocturnal birds but they are not disturbed by the red light.

Kereru : large handsome bird with various degrees of metallic green, purple and bronze iridescence. They are generally silent except for occasional ‘oos’.

Shag : a mostly marine species, feeding in the sea and nesting exclusively on ledges of coastal cliffs or in the sea caves. There are 12 species of shag in New Zealand.

Bellbird : they are green with a slightly forked tail, and noisy whirring. In feeding on nectar, they play an important ecological role in pollinating the flowers of many native trees and shrubs.

Fantail : famous endemic bird with its distinctive fanned tail and loud song. It often approaches within a metre or two of people.

Kaka : large, endemic, forest-dwelling parrots. They are much reduced in range and abundance due to forest clearance and predation by introduced mammals.

Kingfisher : The kotare or sacred king fisher is a distinctive bird with green-blue back, buff to yellow undersides and a large black bill. They live anywhere where there is water or open countryside with elevated perches.

Ruru : small, cute, dark-brown owl. Also known as morepork. It is named for the sound of its call. They can’t move their eyes which is why they move their heads.

Dotterel : familiar bird of sandy east coast beaches in the northern North Island. They breed in monogamous pairs, and vigorously defend territories against other dotterels.

Oystercatcher : endemic in New Zealand. It occurs in pairs and small groups around almost the entire coastline. Adults show high fidelity to their mate and site.

Paradise duck : colourful, conspicuous and noisy waterfowl. The male’s head is black with occasional green iridescence and the female’s head and upper neck is white.

Pipit : small brown-and-white songbird. They are birds of open country, including the tideline of sandy beaches and river beds.

Pukeko : or swamp hen is a large conspicuous rail found throughout New Zealand. Their eyes are red as their conical bright bill. The legs and feet are orange, with long, slim toes.

Royal spoonbill : large, bulky, long-legged waterbird with white plumage. Its spoon-shaped bill, facial skin, legs and feet are all black. They eat fish, shrimps, aquatic insects and frogs.

Hihi : endemic medium-sized songbirds which have fast movements in mid canopy. The male is more colourful than the female. The total population is less than 2000 birds.

Tomtit : widespread and fairly common through the North and South Islands. Males have some yellow and/or orange colouration on the lower chest and belly.

Tui : locally abundant especially where there is a concentration of flowering plants or fruiting trees. They were called parson bird because the fine white feather on the neck resembled a parson's clerical collar.
Weka : flightless bird which is somewhere tame and very inquisitive. They will snatch food from an outstretched hand. The call is a repeated whistle or squawk which can be heard from a considerable distance and it is especially easy to hear it on a moonlit night.

White-Faced Heron : tall, elegant, blue-grey bird that can be seen stalking its prey in almost any aquatic habitat, including damp pasture and playing fields.

Kakariki : small, bright green, noisy parrots that spend most of their time high in the forest canopy.

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Видео New Zealand Birds канала Nicolas Perrot