Birds to See in New Zealand in November
65 bird species on our list for New Zealand are recorded regularly in November
Of these, the most often recorded are Blackbird, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Common Starling and Song Thrush. New this month: Southern Rockhopper Penguin, Pectoral Sandpiper, Common Tern and Sanderling and 3 more.
On the move in November
GBIF · NovArriving
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 65 birds in November
65 birds
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 4.92% in Nov
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 4.09% in Nov
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 3.95% in Nov
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 3.63% in Nov
Song ThrushTurdus philomelosResidentCommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 2.80% in Nov
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 2.30% in Nov
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Nov
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.78% in Nov
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.77% in Nov
Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicenResidentCommon37–43 cmRecorded all year · 1.41% in Nov
DunnockPrunella modularisResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Nov
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinellaResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Nov
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentCommon110–142 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Nov
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 0.91% in Nov
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaResidentCommon12–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Nov
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentCommon76–110 cmRecorded all year · 0.77% in Nov
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.74% in Nov
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 0.60% in Nov
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaResidentCommon37–41 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in Nov
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaSummer visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.33% in Nov
CootFulica atraResidentUncommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Nov
Little PenguinEudyptula minorResidentUncommon30–40 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Nov
Red KnotCalidris canutusSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Nov
Southern Royal AlbatrossDiomedea epomophoraSummer visitorUncommon115–123 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Nov
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresSummer visitorUncommon21–24 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Nov
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentUncommon46–51 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Nov
White-chinned PetrelProcellaria aequinoctialisSummer visitorUncommon50–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.13% in Nov
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentUncommon75–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Nov
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Nov
Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoResidentUncommon91–122 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Nov
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusSummer visitorUncommon41–46 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.07% in Nov
YellowheadMohoua ochrocephalaSummer visitorUncommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Nov
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaSummer visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.06% in Nov
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Nov
Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataSummer visitorUncommon17–22 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Nov
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Nov
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Nov
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusSummer visitorRare40–46 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentRare55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Nov
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentRare42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Nov
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorRare21–25 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.02% in Nov
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorRare48–66 cmRegularly Jun–Mar · 0.02% in Nov
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorRare45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlusResidentRare15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisResidentRare53–63 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaSummer visitorRare18–23 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Nov
Laughing KookaburraDacelo novaeguineaeResidentRare41–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotosSummer visitorRare19–23 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.01% in Nov
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusSummer visitorRare20–27 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Nov
SanderlingCalidris albaSummer visitorRare18–20 cmRegularly Nov–Jul · 0.00% in Nov
Wandering AlbatrossDiomedea exulansSummer visitorRare107–135 cmRegularly Jun–Feb · 0.00% in Nov
ChukarAlectoris chukarSummer visitorRare32–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.00% in Nov
Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudusPassage migrantRare48–58 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.00% in Nov
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusSummer visitorRare46–51 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.00% in Nov
Southern Rockhopper PenguinEudyptes chrysocomeSummer visitorRare45–58 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.00% in Nov
Hudsonian GodwitLimosa haemasticaPassage migrantRare36–42 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.00% in Nov
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaPassage migrantRare33–39 cmRegularly Nov–Dec · 0.00% in Nov
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorRare31–35 cmRegularly Nov–Apr · 0.00% in Nov
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorRare40–44 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.00% in Nov
EmuDromaius novaehollandiaeSummer visitorRare150–190 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.00% in Nov
Golden PheasantChrysolophus pictusPassage migrantRare90–105 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.00% in Nov
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusPassage migrantRare25–30 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.00% in Nov
KakapoStrigops habroptilusPassage migrantRare58–64 cmRegularly Nov–Jun · 0.00% in Nov
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriSummer visitorRare38–42 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.00% in Nov
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