New Zealand birding information on the net
Bird calls and ID help
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What Bird?: An identification tool for native and exotic birds likely to be encountered in and around NZ forests. |
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Xeno-canto Australasia: A community database of shared bird sounds from Australasia and the Pacific. |
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Macaulay Library: The Cornell Lab of Ornithology Macaulay Library has sound recordings of birds (and other animals) from around the world. |
Organisations
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Department of Conservation: The government agency responsible for the protection of New Zealand's natural heritage. DOC's National Banding Office coordinates bird banding in NZ. |
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The Ornithological Society of New Zealand: New Zealand's national bird study organisation. Sightings of rare birds should be lodged with the OSNZ Records Appraisal Committee. You can download reporting forms or use the online rare bird reporting form. The OSNZ journal Notornis is available online, with full access for OSNZ members, and issues more than 3 years old freely available to all. |
Tour operators
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Albatross Encounter, Kaikoura: Pelagic bird tours off the Kaikoura Peninsula. |
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Driftwood Eco-tours: Bird watching and eco-tours throughout Marlborough. |
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Kiwi Wildlife Tours NZ: South Pacific Islands; Tasmania, Australia; New Zealand and NZ pelagic bird-watching tours. Ground agent for US and UK companies. Custom tours for groups and individuals. |
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Okarito Kiwi Tours: Low-impact, low-key personalised guiding trips into the Tai Poutini National Park to see Okarito brown kiwi (rowi). |
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Pterodroma Pelagics: Hauraki Gulf Pelagic Tours are the perfect complement to Kaikoura (South Island) pelagics. The beautiful Hauraki Gulf is situated close to Auckland, and is the perfect place to start your birdwatching adventures. Join Pterodroma Pelagics on their Hauraki Gulf seabird tours to see a unique range of locally endemic seabirds. Pterodroma Pelagics offer a schedule of day departures and occasional overnight tours to view seabirds and other marine life. The recently rediscovered NZ Storm Petrel is regularly seen from October through to April. |
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Wrybill Birding Tours, NZ: 21-day New Zealand-wide tours and customised birding information, small groups with experienced leaders. Great Birds, Real Birders. |
Checklists
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New Zealand Biodiversity Reporting Network for Birds: An online system to record and view your New Zealand bird observations. There are other portals for plants, invertebrates, fungi, frogs, lizards, and mammals. |
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New Zealand eBird: An online checklist program which allows you to record and view your NZ bird observations. |
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WorldWaders: An online reporting system for breeding shorebird records (and non-breeding records in the not too distant future). Mapping shorebird distribution will help in the WorldWaders goal of conserving shorebirds and their habitats around the world. |
Newsgroups and forums
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BIRDING-NZ: The BIRDING-NZ Yahoo Group is a valuable archive of New Zealand bird sightings and birding information. |
Other sites of interest
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New Zealand Birds: Info on NZ birds, birding locations and more. |
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NZ On Screen: A collection of award-winning television shows from three decades of Natural History New Zealand productions. |
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New Zealand Falcon: Submit details of NZ falcon observations and find information about our endemic falcon. |
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Shorebird research in New Zealand: Phil Battley's site about Northern Hemisphere migrant shorebirds. |
