Birds of the Wairarapa and where to see them
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Checklist to the birds of Oporua Floodway

New Zealand Dabchick (Podiceps rufopectus)

Little Black Shag (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris)

Little Shag (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos)

Black Shag (Phalacrocorax carbo)

Bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus)

White-faced Heron (Ardea novaehollandiae)

Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia)

Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)

Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)

Grey Duck (Anas superciliosa)

Grey Teal (Anas gracilis)

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

New Zealand Scaup (Aythya novaeseelandiae)

Australasian Shoveler (Anas rhynchotis)

Australasian Harrier (Circus approximans)

Pukeko (Porphyrio porphyrio)

Spur-winged Plover (Vanellus novaehollandiae)

Pied Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus)

Wrybill (Anarhynchus frontalis)

Banded Dotterel (Charardrius bicinctus)

Black-fronted Dotterel (Charardrius melanops)

Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)

Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)

Lesser Knot (Calidris canutus)

Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)

Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)

Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)

Black-backed Gull (Larus dominicanus)

Red-billed Gull (Larus scopulinus)

Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus)

Skylark (Alauda arvensis)

Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)

New Zealand Pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae)

Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)

Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina hypoleuca)


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