Birds to See in New Zealand in June
52 bird species on our list for New Zealand are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, House Sparrow, Common Starling, Song Thrush and Chaffinch. New this month: Glossy Ibis, Wandering Albatross and Kakapo.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunArriving
At their peak
From 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 52 birds in June
52 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 5.41% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 4.51% in Jun
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.93% in Jun
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.89% in Jun
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.25% in Jun
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 2.54% in Jun
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 2.48% in Jun
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.40% in Jun
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Jun
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.28% in Jun
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.20% in Jun
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.14% in Jun
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.93% in Jun
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.71% in Jun
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jun
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Jun
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jun
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Jun
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Jun
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentUncommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jun
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Jun
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentUncommon91–122 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jun
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentUncommon30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jun
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophoraSummer visitorUncommon115–123 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Jun
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Jun
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Jun
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentRare55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Jun
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlusResidentRare15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jun
YellowheadMohoua ochrocephalaSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Jun
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorRare44–51 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.02% in Jun
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorRare45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorRare40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
Wandering AlbatrossDiomedea exulansSummer visitorRare107–135 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 0.01% in Jun
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaPassage migrantRare36–42 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.01% in Jun
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentRare41–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Jun
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorRare20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.00% in Jun
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorRare40–44 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.00% in Jun
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorRare21–25 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.00% in Jun
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorRare48–66 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.00% in Jun
KakapoStrigops habroptilusPassage migrantRare58–64 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.00% in Jun
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriSummer visitorRare38–42 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.00% in Jun
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesWinter visitorRare81–94 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.00% in Jun
Wood DuckAix sponsaPassage migrantRare47–54 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.00% in Jun
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeSummer visitorRare150–190 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.00% in Jun
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