South Island, New Zealand
South Island
Localities
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- Abel Tasman National Park
- Akaroa
- Arthur's Pass
- Arthur’s Pass National Park
- Bexley
- Bluff
- Catlins Forest Park
- Cheviot
- Christchurch
- Clarence
- Curio Bay
- Fiordland National Park
- Fox Village
- Franz Josef Glacier
- Glenorchy
- Gore
- Haast
- Hanmer Springs
- Invercargill
- Kaikoura
- Kaka Point
- Kakanui
- Kekerengu
- Kumara
- Lake Benmore
- Lake Dunstan
- Lake Ellesmere
- Lake Moeraki
- Lake Wakatipu
- Lake Wanaka
- Manapouri
- Mavora Lakes
- Moana
- Moeraki
- Mount Cook National Park
- Mount Fyffe
- Oamaru
- Omarama
- Otago Peninsula
- Otatara
- Paparoa National Park
- Picton
- Portobello
- Punakaiki Nature Reserve
- Queen Charlotte Sound
- Queenstown
- Rakaia Gorge
- Rakautara
- Riverton
- Shag Point
- Sinclair Wetlands
- Tarras
- Tautuku
- Te Anau
- Te Rere Point
- Timaru
- Tirohanga
- Tuatapere
- Twizel
- Waikaia Bush
- Waikuku Beach
- Wainui
- Whataroa
List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in South Island
Materials recorded in South Island
List of all the materials recorded in South Island, sorted by rating.211 Videos
Red-breasted Plover (Charadrius obscurus)
Adult bird coming into summer breeding plumage.
LocalityAwarua Bay Wildlife Refuge, Bluff, South Island, New Zealand (ssp obscurus) Neil Robertson 29 July 2007 34 sec 4.9
Red-breasted Plover (Charadrius obscurus)
Adult bird still in winter plumage, probing in soft sand for food and finding a crab.
LocalityBluff, South Island, New Zealand (ssp obscurus) Neil Robertson 29 July 2007 38 sec 4.8
Black-billed Gull (Larus bulleri)
Post-breeding adult bird.
LocalityManapouri, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species) Neil Robertson 01 February 2008 23 sec 4.8
Antipodean Albatross (Diomedea antipodensis)
New Zealand (Gibson's) Albatross - Diomedea antipodensis gibsoni. Adult bird following a small boat.
LocalityKaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp gibsoni) Neil Robertson 18 January 2010 26 sec 4.7
Malherbe's Parakeet (Cyanoramphus malherbi)
A bird resting and looking around in a tree
LocalityArthur’s Pass National Park, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species) Ken Robinson 30 November 2005 15 sec 4.7
Tomtit (Petroica macrocephala)
South Island Tomtit. Adult male bird.
LocalityFiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand (ssp macrocephala) Neil Robertson 31 January 2007 66 sec 4.6
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Tomtit (Petroica macrocephala)
South Island Tomtit. Adult male bird.
LocalityFiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand (ssp macrocephala) Neil Robertson 31 January 2007 66 sec 4.6
Antipodean Albatross (Diomedea antipodensis)
New Zealand (Gibson's) Albatross - Diomedea antipodensis gibsoni. Adult bird following a small boat, in company with cape petre
LocalityKaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp gibsoni) Neil Robertson 18 January 2010 24 sec 4.6
New Zealand Falcon (Falco novaeseelandiae)
Close up head view of juvenile New Zealand Falcon perched on roof top, surveying the area for potential prey. Note the tooth on
LocalityQueens Reach, Te Anau, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species) Neil Robertson 29 March 2011 41 sec 4.6
Shy Albatross (Diomedea cauta)
Salvin's Albatross (Thalassarche salvini) - close up of adult bird swimming very close to boat.
LocalityKaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp salvini) Neil Robertson 18 January 2010 33 sec 4.6
New Zealand Robin (Petroica australis)
South Island Robin - adult bird.
LocalityFiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand (ssp australis) Neil Robertson 02 February 2007 45 sec 4.6
Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes)
Sub-adult and juvenile engaged in mutual preening. Minor transgression by juvenile resulting in a 'slap',followed by a stand-of
LocalityTe Rere Point, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species) Neil Robertson 01 December 2008 39 sec 4.4
Shy Albatross (Diomedea cauta)
New Zealand White-capped Albatross (Thalassarche cauta steadi) - Swimming close to small boat.
LocalityBreaksea Sound, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand (ssp steadi) Neil Robertson 02 April 2009 48 sec 4.4
Blue Duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos)
Male and female birds swimming in strong current on river. These are wild birds being studied by researchers conducting predator
LocalityClinton River, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand (ssp malacorhynchos) Neil Robertson 16 January 2007 42 sec 4.4
388 Photographs
Buller's Albatross (Diomedea bulleri)
A bird on the water.
LocalityKaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp bulleri) Nick Talbot 19 August 2011 4.7
Rifleman (Acanthisitta chloris)
A female with an insect.
LocalityMavora Lakes, South Island, New Zealand Glenda Rees 01 January 2011 4.6
Rifleman (Acanthisitta chloris)
Male
LocalityMavora Lakes, South Island, New Zealand Glenda Rees 02 April 2011 4.6
Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis)
New Zealand Native silvereye on a dewy gorse bush.
LocalitySinclair Wetlands, South Island, New Zealand (ssp lateralis) Glenda Rees 22 May 2010 4.6
Shy Albatross (Diomedea cauta)
A Shy Albatross coming to chum on pelagic
LocalityKaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp salvini) Peregrinesbirdblog 26 February 2009 4.6
Yellow-fronted Parakeet (Cyanoramphus auriceps)
An endemic parakeet of New Zealand. This one was found in the bush of Fiordland National Park. This bird was feeding on the gro
LocalityCascade Creek, Lake Gunn, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand Glenda Rees 05 November 2011 4.6
Black-billed Gull (Larus bulleri)
Endemic gull of New Zealand
LocalityCurio Bay, South Island, New Zealand Glenda Rees 02 July 2011 4.6
Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus)
Adult bird sitting on water.
LocalityDeep Cove, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand (ssp dominicanus) Neil Robertson 13 November 2010 4.6
Buller's Albatross (Diomedea bulleri)
A close-up of a bird.
LocalityKaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp bulleri) Nick Talbot 20 August 2011 4.5
Grey Gerygone (Gerygone igata)
The Grey Warbler is an endemic bird of New Zealand.
LocalityMoeraki, South Island, New Zealand Glenda Rees 14 May 2010 4.5
Shy Albatross (Diomedea cauta)
Shy Albatross on water
LocalityKaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp salvini) David Taylor 01 May 2010 4.5
Black Stilt (Himantopus novaezelandiae)
The rare and endangered Black Stilt (kaki) which is found only on the braided rivers and wetlands of the South Island of New Zea
LocalityTwizel, South Island, New Zealand Glenda Rees 02 March 2012 4.5
Tomtit (Petroica macrocephala)
Male South Island Tomtit.
LocalityFiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand (ssp South Island) Glenda Rees 02 May 2011 4.5
Tomtit (Petroica macrocephala)
Male South Island Tomtit
LocalityFiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand (ssp South Island) Glenda Rees 02 May 2011 4.5
8 Sounds
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Tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae)
Singing Male Tui
Locality:Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand Steve Kelling 19 October 2004 5
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Variable Oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor)
Two birds displaying on a beach.
Locality:Waikuku Beach, South Island, New Zealand Nick Talbot 21 August 2011 3
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Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans)
A group of birds on the water squabbling over food.
Locality:Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand Nick Talbot 20 August 2011 3
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Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli)
A group of birds on the water squabbling over food behind a boat.
Locality:Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand Nick Talbot 20 August 2011 3
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Cape Petrel (Daption capense)
A group of birds following a boat and feeding.
Locality:Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand Nick Talbot 01 January 1970 3
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Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
An adult bird calling on a beach.
Locality:Waikuku Beach, South Island, New Zealand Nick Talbot 21 August 2011 3
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Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans)
Two birds on the water squabbling over food behind a boat.
Locality:Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand Nick Talbot 20 August 2011 2
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Paradise Shelduck (Tadorna variegata)
A female on the water.
Locality:St Anne's Lagoon (Mata Kopae), Cheviot, South Island, New Zealand Nick Talbot 19 August 2011 2
List of the species with videos, photos and sounds taken in South Island
Species with materials recorded in South Island
List of species with materials recorded in South Island. Species that occur in South Island but that do not have materials recorded there will not be included in the list.- Kiwis (Apterygidae)
- Great Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx haastii)
- Penguins (Spheniscidae)
- Fiordland Penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus)
- Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes)
- Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor)
- Grebes (Podicipedidae)
- Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
- Albatrosses (Diomedeidae)
- Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans)
- Antipodean Albatross (Diomedea antipodensis)
- Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora)
- Black-browed Albatross (Diomedea melanophris)
- Buller's Albatross (Diomedea bulleri)
- Shy Albatross (Diomedea cauta)
- Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
- Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli)
- Southern Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialoides)
- Cape Petrel (Daption capense)
- Great-winged Petrel (Pterodroma macroptera)
- Fairy Prion (Pachyptila turtur)
- White-chinned Petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis)
- Westland Petrel (Procellaria westlandica)
- Buller's Shearwater (Puffinus bulleri)
- Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
- Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris)
- Hutton's Shearwater (Puffinus huttoni)
- Fluttering Shearwater (Puffinus gavia)
- Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae)
- Australasian Gannet (Sula serrator)
- Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
- Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius)
- Rough-faced Shag (Phalacrocorax carunculatus)
- Stewart Shag (Phalacrocorax chalconotus)
- Spotted Shag (Phalacrocorax punctatus)
- Little Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax melanoleucos)
- Herons (Ardeidae)
- Great White Egret (Egretta alba)
- White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae)
- Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
- Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia)
- Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Paradise Shelduck (Tadorna variegata)
- Blue Duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Australian Shoveler (Anas rhynchotis)
- New Zealand Scaup (Aythya novaeseelandiae)
- Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
- Pacific Marsh-harrier (Circus approximans)
- Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
- New Zealand Falcon (Falco novaeseelandiae)
- Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
- Weka (Gallirallus australis)
- Common Coot (Fulica atra)
- Oystercatchers (Haematopodidae)
- Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
- Variable Oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor)
- Stilts and Avocets (Recurvirostridae)
- Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
- Black Stilt (Himantopus novaezelandiae)
- Plovers (Charadriidae)
- Red-breasted Plover (Charadrius obscurus)
- Double-banded Plover (Charadrius bicinctus)
- Black-fronted Dotterel (Elseyornis melanops)
- Wrybill (Anarhynchus frontalis)
- Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
- Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis)
- Gulls (Laridae)
- Kelp Gull (Larus dominicanus)
- Red-billed Gull (Larus scopulinus)
- Black-billed Gull (Larus bulleri)
- Terns (Sternidae)
- White-fronted Tern (Sterna striata)
- Black-fronted Tern (Sterna albostriata)
- Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)
- Parrots (Psittacidae)
- Kea (Nestor notabilis)
- Yellow-fronted Parakeet (Cyanoramphus auriceps)
- Malherbe's Parakeet (Cyanoramphus malherbi)
- Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
- Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus)
- New Zealand Wrens (Acanthisittidae)
- Rifleman (Acanthisitta chloris)
- Rock Wren (Xenicus gilviventris)
- Larks (Alaudidae)
- Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
- Accentors (Prunellidae)
- Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
- Thrushes (Turdidae)
- Common Blackbird (Turdus merula)
- Fantails (Rhipiduridae)
- New Zealand Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa)
- Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
- Fernbird (Megalurus punctatus)
- Whistlers (Pachycephalidae)
- Yellowhead (Mohoua ochrocephala)
- New Zealand Brown Creeper (Mohoua novaeseelandiae)
- 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)
- South Island Saddleback (Philesturnus carunculatus)
- Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Finches (Fringillidae)
- Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
- European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
- Lesser Redpoll (Carduelis cabaret)
- Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
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