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John Gould's Black-tailed godwit

Birds found at Ohiwa Harbour and environs
 
(Bird life commonly seen at Miranda includes):—
Australasian GannetMorus serrator
Black ShagPhalacrocorax carbo
Pied ShagPhalacrocorax varius
Little ShagPhalacrocorax melanoleucus
Little black ShagPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Paradise DuckTadorna variegata
Mallard Duck Anas platyrhynchos
Grey DuckAnas superciliosa
Grey TealAnas gracilis
Australasian ShovelerAnas rhynchotis.
White-faced Heron Ardea novaehollandiae
Reef HeronEgretta sacra
White HeronEgretta alba
Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Royal SpoonbillPlatalea regia
Australasian BitternBotaurus poiciloptilus
Australasian HarrierCircus approximans
New Zealand FalconFalco novaeseelandiae
California QuailCallipepla californica
Brown QuailSynoicus ypsilophorus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Banded RailRallus philippensis.
North Island WekaGallirallus australis greyi
Pied Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
PukekoPorphyrio porphyrio melanotus
Spotless CrakePorzana tabuensis
New Zealand DotterelCharadrius obscurus obscurus
Banded DotterelCharadrius bicinctus
Spur–winged PloverVanellus miles
Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
WrybillAnarchynchus frontalis
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
KnotCalidris canutus
Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollis
Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensis
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Little WhimbrelNumenius minutus
Eastern Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
Southern Black Backed GullLarus dominicanus
Black-billed GullLarus bulleri
Red-billed GullLarus scopulinus
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia
White-fronted TernSterna striata
Pied StiltHimantopus himantopus
KingfisherHalcyon sancta
New Zealand pigeonHemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Malay Spotted DoveStreptopelia chinensis
KakaNestor meridionalis
Red-crowned KakarikiCyanoramphus novaezelandiae
Yellow-crowned KakarikiCyanoramphus auriceps
Eastern RosellaPlatycercus eximus
Long-tailed cuckooEudynamys taitensis
Shining cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidas
 
The cuckoos migrate from the Pacific Islands, arriving in New Zealand from around September and leaving again around March.
 
Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
Grey warbler Gerygone igata
Skylark Alauda arvenis
Saddleback Philesturnus carunculatus
Kokako Callaeas cinerea wilsoni
Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella.
Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
Robin Petroica australis
GoldfinchCardulelis carduelis
GreenfinchCarduelis chloris
ChaffinchFringilla coelabs
Red PollCarduelis flammea
Welcome Swallow Hirundo tahitica neoxena
Bellbird Anthornis melanura
TuiProsthermadera novaeseelandiae
Fantail Rhipidura fulginosa
New Zealand PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
Song Thrush Turdus philomelus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WhiteheadMohoua albicilla
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Dunnock Prunella modularis
Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Myna Acridotheres tristis
FernbirdBowdleria punctata
Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
(page last updated  07 July 2011)