Wildlife of Zealandia

A guide to the mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles, insects and other creepy crawlies commonly found in Zealandia - Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, Wellington, New Zealand.

Black-backed Gull ¹
Larus dominicanus dominicanus

Black Shag ²
Phalacrocorax carbo novaehollandiae

Brown Teal ³
Anas chlorotis

Grey Duck × Mallard hybrid ⁴
Anas superciliosa × platyrhynchos

Hihi (Stitchbird) ⁵
Notiomystis cincta

Kākā ⁶
Nestor meridionalis

Kākāriki (Red-crowned Parakeet) ⁵
Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae

Kārearea (NZ Falcon) ⁷
Falco novaeseelandiae

Kererū (NZ Wood Pigeon) ⁸
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae

Korimako (NZ Bellbird) ⁹
Anthornis melanura

Kōtare (NZ Kingfisher) ¹⁰
Todiramphus sanctus vagans

Little Black Cormorant ¹¹
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

Little shag ¹²
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos brevirostris

Little Spotted Kiwi ¹³
Apteryx owenii

New Zealand pied shag ¹⁴
Phalacrocorax varius varius

New Zealand Scaup ¹⁵
Aythya novaeseelandiae

Pipiwharauroa (Shining Cuckoo) ¹⁶
Chrysococcyx lucidus lucidus

Pīwakawaka (NZ Fantail) ¹⁷
Rhipidura fuliginosa

Pōpokotea (Whitehead) ¹⁸
Mohoua albicilla

Putangitangi (Paradise Shelduck) ¹⁹
Tadorna variegata

Riroriro (Grey Warbler) ⁵
Gerygone igata

Ruru (Morepork) ⁵
Ninox novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae

Silvereye ²⁰
Zosterops lateralis

Takahe ²¹
Porphyrio mantelli hochstetteri

Tieke (Saddleback) ³
Philesturnus carunculatus

Tītipounamu (Rifleman) ²²
Acanthisitta chloris granti

Toutouwai (NZ Robin) ²³
Petroica longipes

Tui ²⁴
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae

Welcome Swallow ²⁵
Hirundo tahitica neoxena

Banded kokopu ²⁶
Galaxias fasciatus

Common bully ²⁷
Gobiomorphus cotidianus

New Zealand Longfin Eel ²⁸
Anguilla dieffenbachii

Common Green Gecko ²⁹
Naultinus elegans

Geckos ³⁰
Gekkonidae

Maud Island Frog ³¹
Leiopelma pakeka

Tuatara ³²
Sphenodon punctatus

Skinks
Oligosoma

Cook Strait giant weta ³³
Deinacrida rugosa

New Zealand Leaf Veined Slug ³⁴
Athoracophoridae

Huhu ²⁷
Prionoplus reticularis

Stick Insects ³⁵
Phasmida

Wellington Tree Weta ¹⁴
Hemideina crassidens

Peripatus ³⁶

Mice ³⁷
Mus musculus

Blackbird ³⁸
Turdus merula

California Quail ³⁹
Callipepla californica

Chaffinch ⁴⁰
Fringilla coelebs

Dunnock ⁴¹
Prunella modularis

Eastern Rosella ⁴²
Platycercus eximius

House Sparrow ⁴³
Passer domesticus

Mallard ⁴⁴
Anas platyrhynchos

Starling ⁴⁵
Sturnus vulgaris

Buff-tailed Bumblebee ⁴⁶
Bombus terrestris

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Wildlife of Zealandia

Black-backed Gull 1 Larus dominicanus dominicanus

Black Shag 2 Phalacrocorax carbo novaehollandiae

Brown Teal 3 Anas chlorotis

Grey Duck × Mallard hybrid 4 Anas superciliosa × platyrhynchos

Hihi (Stitchbird) 5 Notiomystis cincta

Kākā 6 Nestor meridionalis

Kākāriki (Red-crowned Parakeet) 5 Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae

Kārearea (NZ Falcon) 7 Falco novaeseelandiae

Kererū (NZ Wood Pigeon) 8 Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae

Korimako (NZ Bellbird) 9 Anthornis melanura

Kōtare (NZ Kingfisher) 10 Todiramphus sanctus vagans

Little Black Cormorant 11 Phalacrocorax sulcirostris

Little shag 12 Phalacrocorax melanoleucos brevirostris

Little Spotted Kiwi 13 Apteryx owenii

New Zealand pied shag 14 Phalacrocorax varius varius

New Zealand Scaup 15 Aythya novaeseelandiae

Pipiwharauroa (Shining Cuckoo) 16 Chrysococcyx lucidus lucidus

Pīwakawaka (NZ Fantail) 17 Rhipidura fuliginosa

Pōpokotea (Whitehead) 18 Mohoua albicilla

Putangitangi (Paradise Shelduck) 19 Tadorna variegata

Riroriro (Grey Warbler) 5 Gerygone igata

Ruru (Morepork) 5 Ninox novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae

Silvereye 20 Zosterops lateralis

Takahe 21 Porphyrio mantelli hochstetteri

Tieke (Saddleback) 3 Philesturnus carunculatus

Tītipounamu (Rifleman) 22 Acanthisitta chloris granti

Toutouwai (NZ Robin) 23 Petroica longipes

Tui 24 Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae

Welcome Swallow 25 Hirundo tahitica neoxena

Banded kokopu 26 Galaxias fasciatus

Common bully 27 Gobiomorphus cotidianus

New Zealand Longfin Eel 28 Anguilla dieffenbachii

Common Green Gecko 29 Naultinus elegans

Geckos 30 Gekkonidae

Maud Island Frog 31 Leiopelma pakeka

Tuatara 32 Sphenodon punctatus

Skinks Oligosoma

Cook Strait giant weta 33 Deinacrida rugosa

New Zealand Leaf Veined Slug 34 Athoracophoridae

Huhu 27 Prionoplus reticularis

Stick Insects 35 Phasmida

Wellington Tree Weta 14 Hemideina crassidens

Peripatus 36

Mice 37 Mus musculus

Blackbird 38 Turdus merula

California Quail 39 Callipepla californica

Chaffinch 40 Fringilla coelebs

Dunnock 41 Prunella modularis

Eastern Rosella 42 Platycercus eximius

House Sparrow 43 Passer domesticus

Mallard 44 Anas platyrhynchos

Starling 45 Sturnus vulgaris

Buff-tailed Bumblebee 46 Bombus terrestris