Forest Birds ID Flashcards
15.

Long tailed cuckoo
Koekoea
Urodynamis taitensis
19.

Skylark
Kaireka
Alauda arvensis
11.

Whitehead
Pōpokatea
Mohoua albicilla
7.

Bellbird
Korimako
Anthornis melanura
13.

Red-fronted parakeet
Kākāriki
Cyanoramphus
20.

Song thrush
Turdus philomelos
4.

kōkako
Callaeas
28.

New Zealand Falcon
kārearea
Falco novaeseelandiae
14.

Shining cuckoo
pīpīwharauroa
Chrysococcyx lucidus
17.

Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
1.

Tūī
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
27.

Welcome swallow
Hirundo neoxena
*Really distinctive rectrices (tail) shape
29.

Rosella
Platycercus elegans
2.

Kaka
Nestor meridionalis
5.

Rifleman
Acanthisitta chloris
25.

Dunnock Hedge sparrow
Prunella modularis
9.

Grey Warbler
Gerygone igata
3.

Waxeye / Silvereye
Zosterops lateralis
10.

kererū
NZ/Wood Pigeon
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
24.

House sparrow
Passer domesticus
6.

North Island Tomtit
Miromiro
Petroica macrocephala
8.

Fantail
Piwakawaka
Rhipidura fuliginosa
26.

Myna
Acridotheres tristis
18.

Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinella Linnaeus
Study tip: It’s the only yellow bird in the series so it’s a straight forward one to remember!
22.

Greenfinch
Chloris chloris
23.

Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
30.

Morepork
ruru
Ninox novaeseelandiae
16.

Blackbird ♂
Manu pango
Turdus merula
(Females are light brown)
21.

Chaffinch
Pahirini
Fringilla coelebs
12.

North Island Robin
Toutouwai
Petroica longipes