Bird AlbumNew Zealand · Auckland Region
Tiritiri Matangi
106 species and 39,477 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–February, with up to 72 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
TuiProsthemadera novaeseelandiae
North Island SaddlebackPhilesturnus rufusater
New Zealand BellbirdAnthornis melanura
StitchbirdNotiomystis cincta
WhiteheadMohoua albicilla
Red-crowned ParakeetCyanoramphus novaezelandiae
South Island RobinPetroica australis
New Zealand PigeonHemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Brown QuailSynoicus ypsilophorus
Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
North Island KokakoCallaeas wilsoni
Variable OystercatcherHaematopus unicolor
Silver GullChroicocephalus novaehollandiaeSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Tiritiri Matangi – Wattle Track1 km82 species
- Gulf Harbour to Tiritiri Matangi ferry2 km84 species
- Shakespear Regional Park6 km91 species
- Tawharanui Regional Park26 km113 species
- Tawharanui Regional Park – Lagoon26 km76 species
- Tahuna Torea Nature Reserve30 km73 species
All 106 species recorded here
- North Island Saddleback Philesturnus rufusater
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- Stitchbird Notiomystis cincta
- Whitehead Mohoua albicilla
- Red-crowned Parakeet Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
- South Island Robin Petroica australis
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- North Island Kokako Callaeas wilsoni
- Brown Quail Synoicus ypsilophorus
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- South Island Takahe Porphyrio hochstetteri
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- Brown Teal Anas chlorotis
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- New Zealand Fernbird Poodytes punctatus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris
- Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Fluttering Shearwater Puffinus gavia
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Spotless Crake Zapornia tabuensis
- Little Spotted Kiwi Apteryx owenii
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Buller's Shearwater Ardenna bulleri
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Cook's Petrel Pterodroma cookii
- Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
- South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi
- Pacific Reef Heron Egretta sacra
- Grey-faced Petrel Pterodroma gouldi
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Diving Petrel Pelecanoides urinatrix
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Long-tailed Koel Urodynamis taitensis
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Weka Gallirallus australis
- Yellow-crowned Parakeet Cyanoramphus auriceps
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- North Island Brown Kiwi Apteryx mantelli
- Fairy Prion Pachyptila turtur
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo
- Black Petrel Procellaria parkinsoni
- Double-banded Plover Anarhynchus bicinctus
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis
- Buff-banded Rail Gallirallus philippensis
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Northern Giant Petrel Macronectes halli
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Pintado Petrel Daption capense
- Black-fronted Dotterel Thinornis melanops
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
- Black-winged Petrel Pterodroma nigripennis
- Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Tiritiri Matangi?
October–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 72 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Tiritiri Matangi?
106 species, from 39,477 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Tiritiri Matangi in November?
The most recorded in November: Tui, North Island Saddleback, New Zealand Bellbird, Stitchbird and Whitehead.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.