South Island, New Zealand
South Island
Localities
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- Abel Tasman National Park
- Akaroa
- Arthur's Pass National Park
- Bexley
- Birchwood
- Bluff
- Cannibal Bay
- Cape Foulwind
- Catlins Forest Park
- Cheviot
- Christchurch
- Clarence
- Curio Bay
- Fairlie
- Fiordland National Park
- Fox Village
- Franz Josef Glacier
- Glenorchy
- Gore
- Haast
- Halfmoon Bay
- Hanmer Springs
- Hokitika Sewage Ponds
- Invercargill
- Kaikoura
- Kaka Point
- Kakanui
- Kekerengu
- Kelland Ponds
- Kumara
- Lake Benmore
- Lake Dunstan
- Lake Ellesmere
- Lake Grassmere
- Lake Moeraki
- Lake Wakatipu
- Lake Wanaka
- Manapouri
- Mavora Lakes
- Moana
- Moeraki
- Mount Aspiring National Park
- Mount Cook National Park
- Mount Fyffe
- Murchison
- Oamaru
- Okarito
- Omarama
- Otago Peninsula
- Otatara
- Paparoa National Park
- Papatowai Forest
- Picton
- Portobello
- Punakaiki Nature Reserve
- Purakaunui Falls
- Queen Charlotte Sound
- Queenstown
- Rakaia Gorge
- Rakautara
- Riverton
- Shag Point
- Ship Creek
- Sinclair Wetlands
- Tarras
- Tautuku
- Te Anau
- Te Rere Point
- Tekapo
- Timaru
- Tirohanga
- Tuatapere
- Twizel
- Waikaia Bush
- Waikuku Beach
- Wainui
- Westland National Park
- 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.552 Videos
Kea (Nestor notabilis)
A close-up of a juvenile plumaged bird, feeding
LocalityHomer Tunnel, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species) Brooke Clibbon 25 November 2005 25 sec 5
Variable Oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor)
An adult eating a mussle and showing agressive attitude in front a Red-billed Gull.
LocalityKaka Point, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species) Josep del Hoyo 27 January 2013 149 sec 5
New Zealand Robin (Petroica australis)
A curious bird perched and foraging around a very happy birder.
LocalityLake Gunn, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand (ssp australis) Josep del Hoyo 03 February 2013 80 sec 4.9
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
Black Stilt (Himantopus novaezelandiae)
An individual preening and scratching the head while another one is sleeping close to it.
LocalityLake Pukaki, Tekapo, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species) Josep del Hoyo 25 January 2013 52 sec 4.9
Yellow-eyed Penguin (Megadyptes antipodes)
A bird swimming close to the beach and finally landing.
LocalityRoaring Bay, Nugget Point, Tirohanga, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species) Josep del Hoyo 26 January 2013 75 sec 4.9
Blue Duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos)
A bird swimming peacefully and drinking.
LocalityUpper Hollyford River, Upper Hollyford Valley, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand (ssp malacorhynchos) Josep del Hoyo 02 February 2013 23 sec 4.9
Red-billed Gull (Larus scopulinus)
A bird landing close to a small group and two adults calling and showing territorial attitude.
LocalityKaka Point, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species) Josep del Hoyo 27 January 2013 31 sec 4.9
525 Photographs
Rifleman (Acanthisitta chloris)
Male
LocalityMavora Lakes, South Island, New Zealand (ssp chloris) Glenda Rees 02 April 2011 4.7
Black-billed Gull (Larus bulleri)
Endemic gull of New Zealand
LocalityCurio Bay, South Island, New Zealand Glenda Rees 02 July 2011 4.6
Shy Albatross (Diomedea cauta)
Shy Albatross on water
LocalityKaikoura, South Island, New Zealand (ssp salvini) David Taylor 01 May 2010 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-fronted Tern (Sterna albostriata)
The angel wings of the Black-fronted tern, endemic to the New Zealand, breeding on the gravel river banks of the South Island an
LocalityLake Wakatipu, South Island, New Zealand Glenda Rees 18 December 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
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
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
50 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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New Zealand Bellbird (Anthornis melanura)
An individual singing at daybreak.
Locality:Te Anau, South Island, New Zealand Josep del Hoyo 02 February 2013 5
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Antipodean Albatross (Diomedea antipodensis)
An individual snoring close to a ship, waiting for chum (Cape Petrels mixed).
Locality:Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand Josep del Hoyo 06 February 2013 5
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Paradise Shelduck (Tadorna variegata)
Calls by a male.
Locality:Birchwood, South Island, New Zealand Josep del Hoyo 26 January 2013 4.5
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Tomtit (Petroica macrocephala)
A bird calling.
Locality:Upper Hollyford Valley, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand Josep del Hoyo 02 February 2013 4
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Rifleman (Acanthisitta chloris)
Low and soft whistles by two birds, in the forest.
Locality:Lake Gunn, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand Josep del Hoyo 03 February 2013 4
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Cape Petrel (Daption capense)
Several birds calling while looking for chum.
Locality:Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand Josep del Hoyo 06 February 2013 4
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Northern Giant Petrel (Macronectes halli)
Calls by several birds defending its position when feeding on chum.
Locality:Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand Josep del Hoyo 06 February 2013 4
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)
- Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus)
- 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)
- Storm-petrels (Hydrobatidae)
- White-faced Storm-petrel (Pelagodroma marina)
- Gannets and Boobies (Sulidae)
- Australasian Gannet (Sula serrator)
- Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
- Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
- 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)
- Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae)
- Paradise Shelduck (Tadorna variegata)
- Blue Duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos)
- Grey Teal (Anas gibberifrons)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa)
- 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)
- Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
- Chukar (Alectoris chukar)
- Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
- Weka (Gallirallus australis)
- Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
- 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)
- Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles)
- Red-breasted Plover (Charadrius obscurus)
- Double-banded Plover (Charadrius bicinctus)
- Black-fronted Dotterel (Elseyornis melanops)
- Wrybill (Anarhynchus frontalis)
- Snipes, Sandpipers and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
- Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
- Red-necked Stint (Calidris ruficollis)
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
- 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)
- Black-fronted Tern (Sterna albostriata)
- Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae)
- Parrots (Psittacidae)
- Kea (Nestor notabilis)
- Kaka (Nestor meridionalis)
- Yellow-fronted Parakeet (Cyanoramphus auriceps)
- Malherbe's Parakeet (Cyanoramphus malherbi)
- Typical Owls (Strigidae)
- Little Owl (Athene noctua)
- Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
- Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus)
- New Zealand Wrens (Acanthisittidae)
- Rifleman (Acanthisitta chloris)
- Rock Wren (Xenicus gilviventris)
- Larks (Alaudidae)
- Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
- Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
- Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)
- 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)
- Butcherbirds (Cracticidae)
- Australian Magpie (Cracticus tibicen)
- Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Finches (Fringillidae)
- Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
- European Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris)
- European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
- Lesser Redpoll (Carduelis cabaret)
- Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
- Buntings and New World Sparrows (Emberizidae)
- Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
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