Endemic birds of New Zealand

:"This article is one of a series providing information about endemism among birds in the World's various zoogeographic zones. For an overview of this subject see Endemism in birds."

New Zealand has a high percentage of endemic birds. Eighty seven percent of all taxa are endemic.

Patterns of endemism

Endemic Bird Areas

Birdlife International has defined the following Endemic Bird Areas (EBAs) in New Zealand:

*Auckland Islands
*Chatham Islands
*North Island of New Zealand
*South Island of New Zealand

In addition the following are classified as secondary areas:

*Antipodes Islands
*Snares Islands and Stewart Island islets

Secondary areas have at least one restricted-range bird species, but do not meet the criteria for EBAs.

List of species

The following is a list of bird species endemic to New Zealand

* Southern Brown Kiwi
* Okarito Brown Kiwi
* North Island Brown Kiwi
* Little Spotted Kiwi
* Great Spotted Kiwi
* Fiordland Crested Penguin
* Yellow-eyed Penguin
* New Zealand Grebe
* Spotted Shag
* Pitt Island Shag
* King Shag
* Stewart Island Shag
* Campbell Island Shag
* Auckland Island Shag
* Bounty Island Shag
* Chatham Island Shag
* Paradise Shelduck
* Blue Duck (Whio)
* Brown Teal
* New Zealand Scaup
* Falcon (Karearea)
* Weka
* Takahe
* Chatham Island Oystercatcher
* Variable Oystercatcher
* Black Stilt (Kaki)
* Banded Dotterel
* New Zealand Dotterel
* Shore Plover
* Chatham Island Snipe
* Snipe (Hakawai)
* Wrybill
* Black-billed Gull
* Red-billed Gull
* Black-fronted Tern
* New Zealand Pigeon (Kereru)
* Kakapo
* Kea
* Kaka
* Orange-crowned Parakeet (Kakariki)
* Red-crowned Parakeet (Kakariki)
* Yellow-crowned Parakeet (Kakariki)
* Antipodes Island Parakeet
* Long-tailed Cuckoo (Koekoea)
* Rifleman (Titipounamu)
* Rock Wren (Piwauwau)
* Grey Warbler (Riroriro)
* Chatham Island Warbler
* Fernbird (Matata)
* Brown Creeper (Pipipi)
* Whitehead (Popokatea)
* Yellowhead (Mohoua)
* Tomtit (Miromiro)
* Black Robin
* Robin (Toutouwai)
* Kokako
* Tui
* Stitchbird (Hihi)
* Bellbird (Korimako)
* Saddleback (Tieke)
* Pipit (Pihoihoi)

The following seabird species are endemic as breeders:

* Royal Albatross
* Buller's Albatross
* Buller's Shearwater
* Fluttering Shearwater
* Hutton's Shearwater
* Westland Petrel
* Black Petrel
* Cook's Petrel
* Pycroft's Petrel
* White-necked Petrel
* Mottled Petrel
* Chatham Petrel
* Magenta Petrel
* Yellow-eyed Penguin
* Fjordland Crested Penguin
* Snares Crested Penguin
* Erect-crested Penguin