New Zealand · Wellington Region
Zealandia Te Mara a Tane Wildlife Sanctuary
72 species and 30,876 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–March, with up to 55 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
New Zealand KakaNestor meridionalis
TuiProsthemadera novaeseelandiae
New Zealand FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
Australian Pied CormorantPhalacrocorax varius
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
New Zealand PigeonHemiphaga novaeseelandiae
New Zealand ScaupAythya novaeseelandiae
North Island SaddlebackPhilesturnus rufusater
California QuailCallipepla californica
South Island RobinPetroica australis
New Zealand BellbirdAnthornis melanura
Grey GerygoneGerygone igata
Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
StitchbirdNotiomystis cinctaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Zealandia – Lower Dam0 km75 species
- Pauatahanui Park26 km66 species
- Cook Strait Ferry28 km83 species
- Blumine Island | Oruawairua45 km80 species
- Queen Charlotte Sound49 km80 species
- Waikanae Estuary52 km97 species
All 72 species recorded here
- New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis
- Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Australian Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius
- New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa
- North Island Saddleback Philesturnus rufusater
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- South Island Robin Petroica australis
- New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura
- South Island Takahe Porphyrio hochstetteri
- Whitehead Mohoua albicilla
- Stitchbird Notiomystis cincta
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata
- California Quail Callipepla californica
- Brown Teal Anas chlorotis
- Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus
- Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata
- Red-crowned Parakeet Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae
- Silvereye Zosterops lateralis
- Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena
- Little Black Cormorant Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris
- Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus
- Little Spotted Kiwi Apteryx owenii
- Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- New Zealand Falcon Falco novaeseelandiae
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Shining Bronze Cuckoo Chalcites lucidus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Tomtit Petroica macrocephala
- New Zealand Grebe Poliocephalus rufopectus
- Grey Teal Anas gracilis
- Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
- Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen
- Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus
- Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus
- White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae
- Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Weka Gallirallus australis
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Yellow-crowned Parakeet Cyanoramphus auriceps
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles
- New Zealand Pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor
- Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus
- Long-tailed Koel Urodynamis taitensis
- White-fronted Tern Sterna striata
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Australasian Gannet Morus serrator
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- New Zealand Fernbird Poodytes punctatus
- Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Zealandia Te Mara a Tane Wildlife Sanctuary?
October–March. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 55 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Zealandia Te Mara a Tane Wildlife Sanctuary?
72 species, from 30,876 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Zealandia Te Mara a Tane Wildlife Sanctuary in November?
The most recorded in November: New Zealand Kaka, Tui, New Zealand Fantail, Australian Pied Cormorant and Common Blackbird.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.