Rare Birds in New Zealand
Our list for New Zealand has 33 rare birds recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 15 summer visitors, 3 winter visitors, 7 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in New Zealand in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 33, most common first
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaSummer visitorRare40–44 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinusSummer visitorRare46–51 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
GalahEolophus roseicapillaScarceRare35–38 cm
KakapoStrigops habroptilusPassage migrantRare58–64 cmRegularly Nov–Jun
Arctic TernSterna paradisaeaPassage migrantRare33–39 cmRegularly Nov–Dec
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesWinter visitorRare81–94 cmRegularly May–Oct
Golden PheasantChrysolophus pictusPassage migrantRare90–105 cmRegularly May–Nov
Wood DuckAix sponsaPassage migrantRare47–54 cmRegularly May–Jan
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusScarceRare18–20 cm
Rainbow LorikeetTrichoglossus moluccanusPassage migrantRare25–30 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
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