Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Canterbury Region
Taranaki Stream
65 species and 4,787 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January, April, June and September–November, with up to 41 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Australian Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
New Zealand ScaupAythya novaeseelandiae
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little Black CormorantPhalacrocorax sulcirostris
Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black SwanCygnus atratus41 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 65 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Ashley Estuary south end1 km77 species
- Ashley River Estuary1 km81 species
- Ashley/Saltwater Crk Est/Raupo Berm2 km70 species
- Pegasus Wetlands N of Tiritiri Moana Dr2 km60 species
- Pegasus Wetland3 km63 species
- Styx Mill Walkway22 km59 species
All 65 species recorded here
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Black-fronted Tern Chlidonias albostriatus
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Wrybill Anarhynchus frontalis
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Black Stilt Himantopus novaezelandiae
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Taranaki Stream?
January, April, June and September–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 41 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Taranaki Stream?
65 species, from 4,787 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Taranaki Stream in November?
The most recorded in November: Australian Pied Cormorant, New Zealand Scaup, Eurasian Coot, Little Pied Cormorant and House Sparrow.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.