North Island, New Zealand
North Island
Localities
Click to see which localities are included within North Island. You can then click on each one for a page with more specific localities to browse.
- Aroha Island
- Auckland Region
- Bay of Plenty
- Cape Kidnappers
- Coromandel Peninsula
- Egmont National Park
- Foxton Beach
- Hauraki Gulf
- Helena Bay
- Kaiaua
- Kapiti Island
- Kerikeri
- Lake Taupo
- Manganuioteao River
- Mangawhai
- Maungaturoto
- Mercury Islands
- Miranda
- Motuora Island
- Muriwai Beach
- Orere
- Otorohanga
- Pakaraka
- Palmerston North
- Parikino
- Pureora Forest Park
- Rotorua
- Sandspit
- Te Urewera National Park
- Tongariro National Park
- Trounson Kauri Park
- Waikanae
- Waipu Cove
- Waitangi
- Waitomo
- Waiwera
- Warkworth
- Wellington Region
- Whakamaru
- Whanganui National Park
- Whangaparaoa Peninsula
- Whitianga
List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in North Island
Materials recorded in North Island
List of all the materials recorded in North Island, sorted by rating.129 Videos
Shore Plover (Charadrius novaeseelandiae)
Adult male Shore Plover settling in to roost on Plimmerton beach at high tide. This bird was part of a flock of 24 birds, the la
LocalityPlimmerton, Wellington Region, North Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species) Neil Robertson 07 June 2011 63 sec 4.7
Brown Teal (Anas aucklandica)
A close-up of the head of a bird while feeding
LocalityTiritiri Matangi Island, Hauraki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand (ssp chlorotis) Brooke Clibbon 07 November 2005 13 sec 4.6
Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae)
Singing from high tree in early evening, typical Tui song but also some mimicry.
LocalityNga Manu Nature Reserve, Waikanae, North Island, New Zealand (ssp novaeseelandiae) Neil Robertson 26 May 2007 45 sec 4.6
Australasian Pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae)
Feeding on ground, picking up and moving twigs, disturbing leaf litter, paddling with feet etc, to disturb and locate food items
LocalityKapiti Island, North Island, New Zealand (ssp novaeseelandiae) Neil Robertson 26 May 2007 37 sec 4.6
White-fronted Tern (Sterna striata)
Adult bird in winter non-breeding plumage roosting on rocks at high tide and preening
LocalityPlimmerton, Wellington Region, North Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species) Neil Robertson 08 June 2011 27 sec 4.6
New Zealand Robin (Petroica australis)
A male on a low branch in forest understory
LocalityTiritiri Matangi Island, Hauraki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand (ssp longipes) Brooke Clibbon 05 November 2005 38 sec 4.5
Shore Plover (Charadrius novaeseelandiae)
Juvenile Shore Plover, preening.
LocalityPlimmerton, Wellington Region, North Island, New Zealand Neil Robertson 07 June 2011 52 sec 4.4
Little Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos)
A white-throated morph adult with a young at a nest, then the young begging unsuccessfully for food
LocalityRotorua, North Island, New Zealand (ssp brevirostris) Brooke Clibbon 08 December 2005 37 sec 4.4
Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
A male displaying and calling, then a close-up of its head, back and tail
LocalityShakespeare Regional Park, Whangaparaoa Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species) Brooke Clibbon 06 November 2005 39 sec 4.4
Australasian Gannet (Sula serrator)
A pair in a colony, practicing mutual preening
LocalityMuriwai Beach, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species) Brooke Clibbon 14 December 2005 39 sec 4.4
Australasian Gannet (Sula serrator)
Greeting behaviour of a nesting pair
LocalityMuriwai Beach, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species) Brooke Clibbon 14 December 2005 21 sec 4.4
Red-billed Gull (Larus scopulinus)
A close-up of an adult head
LocalityGulf Harbour, Whangaparaoa Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species) Brooke Clibbon 05 November 2005 12 sec 4.3
Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
A bird feeding in the grass
LocalityGulf Harbour, Whangaparaoa Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand (ssp melanotus) Brooke Clibbon 03 November 2005 30 sec 4.3
North Island Saddleback (Philesturnus rufusater)
An adult in silhouette scolding continuously
LocalityTiritiri Matangi Island, Hauraki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species) Brooke Clibbon 07 November 2005 22 sec 4.3
186 Photographs
North Island Saddleback (Philesturnus rufusater)
One bird perching in a tree; has pollen at its forehead
LocalityTiritiri Matangi Island, Hauraki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand Tomas Grim 12 November 2008 4.6
Little Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx owenii)
One bird at night
LocalityTiritiri Matangi Island, Hauraki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand Rémi Bigonneau 23 March 2010 4.4
North Island Kokako (Callaeas wilsoni)
North Island Kokako, an endemic bird of New Zealand.
LocalityTiritiri Matangi Island, Hauraki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand Glenda Rees 21 May 2010 4.3
New Zealand Robin (Petroica australis)
The North Island New Zealand Robin
LocalityTiritiri Matangi Island, Hauraki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand (ssp North Island) Glenda Rees 21 May 2011 4.3
Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae)
A tui is an endemic bird of New Zealand.
LocalityTiritiri Matangi Island, Hauraki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand Glenda Rees 21 May 2011 4.3
Australasian Gannet (Sula serrator)
Adult flying in front of a cliff
LocalityMuriwai Beach, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand Georges Olioso 17 November 2005 4.3
Brown Kiwi (Apteryx australis)
Northern Brown Kiwi (now considered a distinct species) photographed at night in the wild, Kerikei, Northland, New Zealand
LocalityKerikeri, North Island, New Zealand (ssp mantelli) David Taylor 01 January 2010 4.3
African Collared-dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea)
Inroduced species ( locally called Barbary Dove) in a suburban garden at Kerikeri
LocalityKerikeri, North Island, New Zealand David Taylor 01 May 2010 4.3
Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)
A pair of welcome swallows resting on their nest at night
LocalityTiritiri Matangi Island, Hauraki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand Rémi Bigonneau 26 March 2011 4.2
Black Petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni)
A flight shot.
LocalitySandspit, North Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species) Ken Havard 06 November 2008 4.2
Wrybill (Anarhynchus frontalis)
The only bird in the world with a bill bent to the right.
LocalityMiranda, North Island, New Zealand Glenda Rees 18 May 2011 4.1
Brown Kiwi (Apteryx australis)
Wild Northern Brown Kiwi photographed at night Kerikeri, New Zealand
LocalityKerikeri, North Island, New Zealand (ssp mantelli) David Taylor 01 May 2010 4
Brown Kiwi (Apteryx australis)
Photographed in the wild at night near Kerikeri, Northland, New Zealand
LocalityKerikeri, North Island, New Zealand (ssp mantelli) David Taylor 01 January 2010 4
Australasian Gannet (Sula serrator)
Takapu or Australasian Gannet (Sula serrator)- Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay, Napier - Australisian Gannet colony
LocalityWellington, Wellington Region, North Island, New Zealand cel_polo 12 December 2011 4
7 Sounds
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Little Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx owenii)
Call.
Locality:Tiritiri Matangi Island, Hauraki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand herve jacob 07 December 2011 4
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North Island Kokako (Callaeas wilsoni)
Dawn chorus
Locality:Te Urewera National Park, North Island, New Zealand Sandra Valderrama 17 May 2009 3.8
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North Island Kokako (Callaeas wilsoni)
Call during the day.
Locality:Tiritiri Matangi Island, Hauraki Gulf, North Island, New Zealand herve jacob 07 December 2011 3.5
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Long-tailed Koel (Eudynamys taitensis)
Call
Locality:Pureora Forest Park, North Island, New Zealand herve jacob 30 November 2011 3.5
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Brown Kiwi (Apteryx australis)
Call. Male.
Locality:Trounson Kauri Park, North Island, New Zealand herve jacob 29 November 2011 3
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Whitehead (Mohoua albicilla)
Call
Locality:Pureora Forest Park, North Island, New Zealand herve jacob 30 November 2011 3
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New Zealand Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa)
Singing as part of a display, perched on a branch
Locality:Kiwi House & Native Bird Park, Otorohanga, North Island, New Zealand Joe Angseesing 18 February 2009 2.5
List of the species with videos, photos and sounds taken in North Island
Species with materials recorded in North Island
List of species with materials recorded in North Island. Species that occur in North Island but that do not have materials recorded there will not be included in the list.- Kiwis (Apterygidae)
- Brown Kiwi (Apteryx australis)
- Little Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx owenii)
- Penguins (Spheniscidae)
- Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor)
- Grebes (Podicipedidae)
- Australasian Grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae)
- New Zealand Grebe (Poliocephalus rufopectus)
- Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)
- Black-browed Albatross (Diomedea melanophris)
- Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
- Great-winged Petrel (Pterodroma macroptera)
- Cook's Petrel (Pterodroma cookii)
- Fairy Prion (Pachyptila turtur)
- Black Petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni)
- Flesh-footed Shearwater (Puffinus carneipes)
- Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus bulleri)
- Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris)
- Fluttering Shearwater (Puffinus gavia)
- Storm-petrels (Hydrobatidae)
- Wilson's Storm-petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)
- White-faced Storm-petrel (Pelagodroma marina)
- Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae)
- Australasian Gannet (Sula serrator)
- Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
- Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius)
- Little Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos)
- Herons (Ardeidae)
- White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)
- Eastern Reef-egret (Egretta sacra)
- Australasian Bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus)
- Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
- Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
- Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Paradise Shelduck (Tadorna variegata)
- Blue Duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos)
- Grey Teal (Anas gibberifrons)
- Brown Teal (Anas aucklandica)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa)
- Australian Shoveler (Anas rhynchotis)
- New Zealand Scaup (Aythya novaeseelandiae)
- New World Quails (Odontophoridae)
- California Quail (Callipepla californica)
- Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
- Brown Quail (Coturnix ypsilophora)
- Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
- Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
- Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
- Takahe (Porphyrio mantelli)
- Common Coot (Fulica atra)
- Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)
- Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (Haematopus longirostris)
- Variable Oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor)
- Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae)
- Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
- Plovers (Charadriidae)
- Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles)
- Red-breasted Plover (Charadrius obscurus)
- Double-banded Plover (Charadrius bicinctus)
- Shore Plover (Charadrius novaeseelandiae)
- Wrybill (Anarhynchus frontalis)
- Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
- Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
- Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
- Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
- Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis)
- Gulls (Laridae)
- Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus)
- Red-billed Gull (Larus scopulinus)
- Black-billed Gull (Larus bulleri)
- Terns (Sternidae)
- Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
- White-fronted Tern (Sterna striata)
- Fairy Tern (Sterna nereis)
- Grey Noddy (Procelsterna albivitta)
- Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- African Collared-dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea)
- Parrots (Psittacidae)
- Kea (Nestor notabilis)
- Kaka (Nestor meridionalis)
- Red-fronted Parakeet (Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae)
- Eastern Rosella (Platycercus eximius)
- Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
- Shining Bronze-cuckoo (Chrysococcyx lucidus)
- Long-tailed Koel (Eudynamys taitensis)
- Typical Owls (Strigidae)
- Morepork (Ninox novaeseelandiae)
- Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
- Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus)
- Tyrant-flycatchers (Tyrannidae)
- Pearly-vented Tody-tyrant (Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer)
- New Zealand Wrens (Acanthisittidae)
- Rifleman (Acanthisitta chloris)
- Larks (Alaudidae)
- Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
- Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
- Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)
- Pipits and Wagtails (Motacillidae)
- Australasian Pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae)
- Thrushes (Turdidae)
- Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
- Common Blackbird (Turdus merula)
- Fantails (Rhipiduridae)
- New Zealand Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa)
- Whistlers (Pachycephalidae)
- Whitehead (Mohoua albicilla)
- Australasian Robins (Petroicidae)
- Tomtit (Petroica macrocephala)
- New Zealand Robin (Petroica australis)
- Thornbills (Acanthizidae)
- Grey Gerygone (Gerygone igata)
- White-eyes (Zosteropidae)
- Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis)
- Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)
- Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae)
- New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis melanura)
- New Zealand Wattlebirds (Callaeidae)
- North Island Kokako (Callaeas wilsoni)
- North Island Saddleback (Philesturnus rufusater)
- Stitchbird (Notiomystidae)
- Stitchbird (Notiomystis cincta)
- Butcherbirds (Cracticidae)
- Australian Magpie (Cracticus tibicen)
- Starlings (Sturnidae)
- Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
- Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Finches (Fringillidae)
- Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
- European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
- Buntings and New World Sparrows (Emberizidae)
- Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Contributors
- Brooke Clibbon ·
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- Georges Olioso ·
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- David Taylor ·
- Lindsay Hansch ·
- Peter Strauss ·
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- Neil Robertson ·
- herve jacob ·
- Glenda Rees ·
- Tomas Grim ·
- Arnie Hollyman ·
- Tom Tarrant ·
- Alan Tate ·
- marianhw ·
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- Rhonda Hansch ·
- Graham Little ·
- Paul Varney ·
- Joe Angseesing ·
- Aleix Comas ·
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- Grant Swain ·
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- David Bradley ·
- zsc91 ·
- Dilia E. Garcia ·
- Sandra Valderrama ·
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