Do you know the name of the bird you are looking for?

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Identify that bird - Step 1

We'll help you identify a bird you've seen in three easy steps. First of all, select the location where you saw that bird:

 At sea (or dead on a beach)
 Coastal
 Harbour, estuary or rivermouth
 Lake, river or wetland
 Urban park or garden
 Farmland or horticultural block
 Forest (native or plantation)
 Mountain
 Chatham Islands (not at sea)

Do you know the name of the bird group you are looking for?

Search for birds by typing a location name

Or select a location from the map

Or select a location from below

 
Mangawhai
 
Hauraki Gulf pelagic
 
Tiritiri Matangi Island
 
Manukau Harbour
 
Miranda
 
Maungatautari
 
Lake Waikaremoana
 
Boundary Stream
 
Cape Kidnappers
 
Manawatu Estuary
 
Kapiti Island
 
Waikanae Estuary
 
Pukaha/Mt Bruce
 
Lake Wairarapa
 
Zealandia / Karori Sanctuary
Kermadec seas Auckland East coastal waters Auckland West coastal waters Bay of Plenty coastal waters East Coast coastal waters West Coast coastal waters Cook Strait coastal waters Canterbury/Otago coastal waters Chatham Island coastal waters Foveaux/Stewart coastal waters Subantarctic seas Ross sea
Chatham Islands South Auckland Taranaki Gisborne Hawke's Bay Wellington Marlborough Nelson Westland Canterbury Otago Southland Stewart Island
 
Farewell Spit
 
Motueka Estuary
 
Waimea Estuary
 
Motuara Island
 
Heaphy Track
 
Lake Rotoiti
 
Lake Grassmere
 
Kaikoura pelagic
 
Avon-Heathcote Estuary
 
Lake Ellesmere
 
Orokonui
 
Otago Peninsula
 
Milford Track
 
Ulva Island

Select birds with a particular conservation status.

Find out more about the NZ Threat Classification System on the Department of Conservation website.

Native
Introduced
Threatened
At risk
Migrant
Coloniser
Vagrant
Extinct
Nationally Critical
Nationally Endangered
Nationally Vulnerable
Declining
Recovering
Relict
Naturally Uncommon
Extinct since AD 1800
Extinct AD 1000 to 1800
Ancient fossils
  • Native
    • Threatened
      • Nationally Critical
      • Nationally Endangered
      • Nationally Vulnerable
    • At risk
      • Declining
      • Recovering
      • Relict
      • Naturally Uncommon
    • Migrant
      Coloniser
      Vagrant
    • Extinct
      • Extinct since AD 1800
      • Extinct AD 1000 to 1800
      • Ancient fossils
  • Introduced