List of Birds of New Zealand - Passeriformes

Passeriformes

• Acanthisittidae
  • Matuhi or Bush Wren, Xenicus longipes - extinct
    • South Island Bush Wren, Xenicus longipes longipes - extinct
    • North Island Bush Wren, Xenicus longipes stokesi - extinct
    • Stead's Bush Wren, Xenicus longipes variabilis - extinct
  • Rock Wren, Xenicus gilviventris
  • Stephens Island Wren, Traversia lyalli - extinct
  • Titipounamu or Rifleman, Acanthisitta chloris
  • Yaldwyn's Wren, Pachyplichas yaldwyni - extinct
  • Grant-Mackie's Wren, Pachyplichas jagmi - extinct

• Corvidae
  • New Zealand Crow, Palaeocorax moriorum - extinct
  • Rook, Corvus frugilegus - introduced

• Motacillidae
  • Pīhoihoi or New Zealand Pipit, Anthus novaeseelandiae

• Sylviidae
  • Matata or Fernbird, Megalurus punctatus - endemic

• Petroicidae
  • Miromiro or Tomtit, Petroica macrocephala - endemic
  • Toutouwai or New Zealand Robin, Petroica australis - endemic
  • North Island Robin, Petroica longipes - endemic
  • Black Robin or Chatham Robin, Petroica traversi - endemic - endangered

• Pachycephalidae
  • Popokotea or Whitehead, Mohoua albicilla - endemic
  • Mohua or Yellowhead, Mohoua ochrocephala - endemic
  • Pipipi or Brown Creeper, Mohoua novaeseelandiae - endemic

• Acanthizidae
  • Riroriro or Grey Warbler, Gerygone igata - endemic
  • Chatham Gerygone, Gerygone albofrontata - endemic

• Meliphagidae
  • Tui or Parson Bird, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae - endemic
  • Red Wattlebird, Anthochaera carunculata - rare/accidental

• Notiomystidae
  • Hihi or Stitchbird, Notiomystis cincta - endemic - threatened

• Callaeidae
  • Kōkako, Callaeas cinerea - endemic
    • North Island Kōkako, Callaeas cinerea wilsoni - endemic - endangered
    • South Island Kōkako, Callaeas cinerea cinerea - endemic - probably extinct
  • Tieke or Saddleback, Philesturnus carunculatus - endemic
    • North Island Saddleback, Philesturnus carunculatus rufusater - endemic - near threatened
    • South Island Saddleback, Philesturnus carunculatus carunculatus - endemic - near threatened
  • Huia, Heteralocha acutirostris - extinct

• Pardalotidae
  • Korimako or New Zealand Bellbird, Anthornis melanura - endemic
  • Chatham Island Bellbird, Anthornis melanocephala - extinct

• Dicruridae
  • Piwakawaka or New Zealand Fantail, Rhipidura fuliginosa

• Zosteropidae
  • Tauhou or Silvereye, Zosterops lateralis

• Muscicapidae
  • Piopio, Turnagra capensis - extinct
  • Chatham Island Fernbird, Megalurus rufescens - extinct

• Artamidae
  • Masked Woodswallow, Artamus personatus - rare/accidental
  • White-browed Woodswallow, Artamus superciliosus - rare/accidental

• Cracticidae
  • Australian Magpie, Gymnorhina tibicen - introduced

• Sturnidae
  • Common Myna, Acridotheres tristis - introduced
  • European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris - introduced

• Emberizidae
  • Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella - introduced
  • Cirl Bunting, Emberiza cirlus - introduced

• Fringillidae
  • Common Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs - introduced
  • European Greenfinch, Carduelis chloris - introduced
  • Common Redpoll, Carduelis flammea - introduced
  • European Goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis - introduced

• Passeridae
  • House Sparrow, Passer domesticus - introduced

• Turdidae
  • Song Thrush, Turdus philomelos - introduced
  • Common Blackbird, Turdus merula - introduced

• Hirundinidae
  • Welcome Swallow, Hirundo neoxena - recent self introduced

• Alaudidae
  • Skylark, Alauda arvensis - introduced