New Zealand Birds Flashcards

North Island Brown Kiwi
only kiwi found on mainland NI
Large brown kiwi. Dark brown spiky feathers streaked with reddish brown and black, long pale bill, short dark legs, toes and claws.

Rowi
Greyer than Tokoeka with some white on face
Very restricted range near Okarito on the west coast of SI

Tokoeka
(South Island Brown Kiwi)
Most nurmerous kiwi
Large brown kiwi. Rufous to dark brown soft feathers streaked with brown and black; long pale bill, short pale legs and toes.

Great Spotted Kiwi
Largest kiwi with distinctive grey mottled appearance.
Found only in northwest of SI, in higher altitude forest and tussock grasslands.

Little Spotted Kiwi
smallest kiwi
Only found on NI offshore islands.
Best viewed at Karori Sanctuary, or islands reserves such as Kapiti

Rifleman (male)
Note up-turned bill

Rifleman (female)

Kakapo
Kea

Tui
South Island Takahe

Fernbird
Wandering Albatross
larger & with larger bill than Antipodean
adult male has most white of any albatross
distinguished from smaller albatrosses by size and M wing shape in flight

Antipodean Albatross
smaller than Wandering with small bill, but sometimes impossible to distinguish
Salvin’s Albatross
White body with mid-grey head and neck
Bill: Greyish horn with pale yellow ridge, dark tip to lower mandible, small birght orange patch at base of lower mandible

Southern Royal Albatross
One of the great albatrosses, the largest for NZ
Distinguish from Wandering by dark cutting edge to both mandibles
White body, black wings, white tail
Leading edge of wing whitens with age
Northern Royal Albatross
White body, including mantle
White head (or speckled crown)
Distinguished from southern by all black upper wing and black on the leading edge of the underwing between the carpal joint and wingtip
Distinguished from wandering by dark cutting edge to to mandible

Black-browed Albatross
nearly identical to Cambell, dark iris
body, head, and neck white except for black brow
tail and upper wing black, greying mantle
underwing white with black edging

White-capped Albatross (Mollymawk)
med sized
pale grey wash around ears and back head, resulting in distinct white cap
Front: Salvin’s
Back: White-capped