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Threatened Birds |
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*Without the threat of lots of predators, many native birds nested on the ground and became flightless. When people and introduced predators arrived, these species were easy to catch* |
The list was put together by the Department of Conservation in 1992. The list has their scientific name and their common name. |
Below is a list of category 'A' birds. |
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| Anas aucklandica nesiotis | Campbell Island teal (duck) |
| Apteryx "Haast tokoeka" | Haast tokoeka kiwi |
| Apteryx "North Island" | North Island brown kiwi |
| Apteryx "Okarito brown" | Okarito brown kiwi |
| Charadrius obscurus "southern" | Southern poulation of New Zealand dotterel |
| Haematopus chathamensis | Chatham Island oysterchatcher |
| Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae chathamensis | Chatham Island pigeon, parea |
| Himantopus novaezealandiae | Black stilt |
| Petroica traversi | Black robin |
| Porphyrio mantelli hochstetteri | Takahe |
| Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae chathamensis | Chatham Island tui |
| Pterodroma axillaris | Chatham petrel |
| Pterodroma magentae | Taiko (black petrel) |
| Sterna nereis davisae | Fairy tern |
| Strigops habroptilus | Kakapo |
Here is a list of some of the category 'B' and 'C' species... |
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| Apteryx haastii | Great spotted kiwi |
| Apteryx owenii | Little spotted kiwi |
| Apteryx "southern tokoeka" | Sounthern tokoeka kiwi |
| Callaeas cinerea wilsoni | North Island kokako |
| Diomedea cauta eremita | Chatham Island mollymawk |
| Diomedea epomophora epomophora | Southern royal albatross, toroa |
| Diomedea epomophora sanfordi | Northern royal albatross, toroa |
| Eudyptes pachyrhynchus | Fiordland crested penguin |
| Falco novaeseelandiae | New Zealand falcon |
| Gallirallus australis greyi | North Island weka |
| Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae | New Zealand pigeon, kereru, kukupa |
| Megadyptes antipodes | Yellow-eyed penguin, hoiho |
| Mohoua ochrocephala | Yellowhead, mohua |
| Nestor meridionalis meridionalis | South Island kaka |
| Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis | North Island kaka |
| Nestor notabilis | Kea |
| Notiomystis cincta | Stitchbird, hihi |
Category 'C' |
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| Charadrius bicinctus bicinctus | Banded dotterel |
| Cyanoramphus auriceps auriceps | Yellow-crowned kakariki |
| Gerygone albofrontata | Chatham Island warbler |
| Leucocarbo chalconotus | Stewart Island shag |
| Macronectes halli | Northern giant petrel |
| Petroica australis rakiura | Stewart Island robin |
| Petroica macrocephala chathamensis | Chatham Island tit |
| Philesturnus carunculatus rufusater | North Island saddleback, tieki |
| Rhipidura fuliginosa penita | Chatham Island fantail |
| Xenicus gilviventris | Rock wren |
