Birds to See in New Zealand in July
47 bird species on our list for New Zealand are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, House Sparrow, Common Starling, Song Thrush and Chaffinch. New this month: Sanderling and Chukar.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulFrom New Zealand’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 47 birds in July
47 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 5.54% in Jul
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 4.50% in Jul
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.92% in Jul
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.75% in Jul
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.30% in Jul
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 2.49% in Jul
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Jul
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Jul
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Jul
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Jul
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.13% in Jul
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.62% in Jul
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jul
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.47% in Jul
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jul
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.28% in Jul
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jul
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentUncommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentUncommon30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jul
Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophoraSummer visitorUncommon115–123 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jul
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentUncommon91–122 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jul
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jul
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Jul
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jul
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jul
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlusResidentRare15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentRare55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jul
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
YellowheadMohoua ochrocephalaSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorRare45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorRare40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorRare44–51 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.01% in Jul
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentRare41–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jul
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriSummer visitorRare38–42 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.01% in Jul
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorRare40–44 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.00% in Jul
ChukarAlectoris chukarSummer visitorRare32–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Jul
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesWinter visitorRare81–94 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.00% in Jul
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.00% in Jul
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorRare20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jul
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made