Black Bird
The black bird is a medium-sized songbird that is entirely black in adult males with a yellow bill, abundantly found on Waiheke around household properties and trees.
Birds
Waiheke is home to many native and non native birds, we have taken photos of them around the island and made some write ups.
Magpie
The Magpie is a large black-and-white songbird, It was introduced from Australia. It can be found on Waiheke around farmland and large grass reserves.
Great black-backed gull
The Black-backed gull is a large black-and-white gull with a white head and underparts, black back, yellow bill with a red spot near the tip. Located on Waiheke beaches.
Red Billed Gull
The red-billed gull also known as the Seagull is common around New Zealand Coasts. Located everywhere on Waiheke beaches where food or bait is readily accessible.
White-Eye
The white eye is a small songbird immediately recognisable by its distinctive white eye-ring. This quick little bird can be found feeding off flax, kowhais or fruit trees on waiheke.
Australasian Gannet
The gannet is a large slender-bodied seabird with mainly white plumage, buff-yellow head and neck, usually occassionally seen around waiheke searching for food in ocean depths.
Pūkeko
The Pukeko is a large relatively compact rail with a deep blue-violet head, breast and throat and a red bill, found in swamp/Mangrove areas of Waiheke Island.
Kaka
The Kaka is a large, olive-brown parrot with grey-white crown, red-orange underwing and deep crimson belly, located in tree covered areas around Palm beach and Onetangi.
Common Myna
Mynas are stocky brown birds with a shiny black head and shoulders. Commonly found on road sides on Waiheke, usually playing chicken with cars while foraging for food.
White Fronted Tern
The white-fronted tern is a medium-sized, long-tailed sea tern commonly around New Zealand coasts. Spotted congregating on Waiheke wharfs such as Matiatia and Orapiu.
Spotted Turtle Dove
The spotted dove is a medium-sized, long-tailed dove, with a greyish head and speckled greyish brown upperparts. Found on Waiheke around gardens and the rooster reserve.
Sacred Kingfisher
The sacred kingfisher is a distinctive bird with a green-blue back, buff to yellow undersides and a large black bill. they can be found nearby tidal beaches on waiheke.