New Zealand Birdsong Vol 4
Leslie McPherson
Banded Rail to Turnstone. 43 species. In addition to the species in the table below there are recordings of the following subspecies (identified by the recorder): Weka (Gallirallus australis), 4 subspecies - greyi, australis, hectori, scotti. 61 min.
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Common Name | Scientific Name |
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Weka | Gallirallus australis |
Buff-banded Rail | Gallirallus philippensis |
Auckland Islands Rail | Lewinia muelleri |
Spotless Crake | Porzana tabuensis |
Baillon's Crake | Porzana pusilla |
Black-tailed Native-hen | Gallinula ventralis |
Dusky Moorhen | Gallinula tenebrosa |
Purple Swamphen | Porphyrio porphyrio |
Takahe | Porphyrio mantelli |
Common Coot | Fulica atra |
Greater Painted-Snipe | Rostratula benghalensis |
Variable Oystercatcher | Haematopus unicolor |
Chatham Islands Oystercatcher | Haematopus chathamensis |
Pacific Golden Plover | Pluvialis fulva |
Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola |
Red-breasted Plover | Charadrius obscurus |
Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula |
Red-capped Plover | Charadrius ruficapillus |
Double-banded Plover | Charadrius bicinctus |
Lesser Sand Plover | Charadrius mongolus |
Greater Sand Plover | Charadrius leschenaultii |
Oriental Plover | Charadrius veredus |
New Zealand Shore Plover | Thinornis novaeseelandiae |
Black-fronted Dotterel | Elseyornis melanops |
Red-kneed Dotterel | Erythrogonys cinctus |
Wrybill | Anarhynchus frontalis |
Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa |
Hudsonian Godwit | Limosa haemastica |
Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica |
Little Curlew | Numenius minutus |
Bristle-thighed Curlew | Numenius tahitiensis |
Far Eastern Curlew | Numenius madagascariensis |
Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis |
Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia |
Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes |
Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos |
Common Name | Scientific Name |
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Grey-tailed Tattler | Heteroscelus brevipes |
Wandering Tattler | Heteroscelus incanus |
Terek Sandpiper | Xenus cinereus |
Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres |
The species list above is in systematic order, the taxonomy and nomenclature of which generally follows the Wells World Birds list on Birder's Diary v3.0 (courtesy of Thayer Software: www.thayerbirding.com), with adaptations by WildSounds.
The Wells World Birds list is based on a classification created by Mic Wells.
Please note that the above list may not be in the same order or be a full and accurate representation of the species on the title concerned. We take due care to ensure the accuracy of the list, but should you find any errors, please notify us.
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