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Eastern rockhopper penguin
Eastern rockhopper penguin

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Eastern rockhopper penguinTawaki piki toka

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Sea Birds
UnderbirdUnderbird
Banded rail
Banded rail

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Banded railMoho pererū

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Shy Birds
Fairy tern
Fairy tern

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Fairy ternTara iti

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Sea Birds
Bar-tailed godwit
Bar-tailed godwit

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Bar-tailed godwitKuaka

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Shore Birds
UnderbirdUnderbird
Shore plover
Shore plover

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Shore ploverTūturuatu | Tchūriwat'

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Shore Birds
Rifleman
Rifleman

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RiflemanTitipounamu

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Tree Birds
Tomtit
Tomtit

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TomtitMiromiro

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Tree Birds
UnderbirdUnderbird
Reef heron
Reef heron

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Reef heronMatuku moana

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Shore Birds
UnderbirdUnderbird
Subantarctic snipe
Subantarctic snipe

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Subantarctic snipeTutukiwi

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Shy Birds
Kea
Kea

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Kea

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High Birds
Rock wren
Rock wren

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Rock wrenPīwauwau

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High Birds
UnderbirdUnderbird
Brown creeper
Brown creeper

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Brown creeperPīpipi

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Tree Birds
Wrybill
Wrybill

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WrybillNgutu pare

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Shore Birds
Cook's petrel
Cook's petrel

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Cook's petrelTītī

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Sea Birds
Paradise shelduck
Paradise shelduck

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Paradise shelduckPūtangitangi

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Shore Birds
UnderbirdUnderbird
New Zealand dabchick
New Zealand dabchick

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New Zealand dabchickWeweia

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Shore Birds
Yellow-eyed penguin
Yellow-eyed penguin

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Yellow-eyed penguinHoiho

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Sea Birds
Stitchbird
Stitchbird

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StitchbirdHihi

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Tree Birds
Morepork
Morepork

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MoreporkRuru

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Tree Birds
UnderbirdUnderbird
Yellowhead
Yellowhead

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YellowheadMohua

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Tree Birds
Australasian gannet
Australasian gannet

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Australasian gannetTākapu

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Sea Birds
Shining cuckoo
Shining cuckoo

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Shining cuckooPīpīwharauroa

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Shy Birds
Banded dotterel
Banded dotterel

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Banded dotterelPohowera

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Shore Birds
Black petrel
Black petrel

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Black petrelTākoketai

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Sea Birds
Australasian bittern
Australasian bittern

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Australasian bitternMatuku-hūrepo

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Shy Birds
Silvereye
Silvereye

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SilvereyeTauhou

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Tree Birds
Bellbird
Bellbird

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BellbirdKorimako

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Tree Birds
UnderbirdUnderbird
Whitehead
Whitehead

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WhiteheadPōpokotea

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Tree Birds
Blue duck
Blue duck

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Blue duckWhio

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Shore Birds
Australasian crested grebe
Australasian crested grebe

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Australasian crested grebePūteketeke

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Shore Birds
White heron
White heron

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White heronKōtuku

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Shore Birds
Tūī
Tūī

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Tūī

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Tree Birds
Spotted shag
Spotted shag

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Spotted shagKawau tikitiki

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Sea Birds
Kingfisher
Kingfisher

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KingfisherKōtare

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Shore Birds
Black-fronted tern
Black-fronted tern

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Black-fronted ternTarapirohe

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Shore Birds
UnderbirdUnderbird
Spotless crake
Spotless crake

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Spotless crakePūweto

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Shy Birds
Hutton's shearwater
Hutton's shearwater

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Hutton's shearwaterKaikōura tītī

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High Birds
UnderbirdUnderbird
Grey duck
Grey duck

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Grey duckPārera

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Shore Birds
UnderbirdUnderbird
Red knot
Red knot

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Red knotHuahou

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Shore Birds
Grey warbler
Grey warbler

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Grey warblerRiroriro

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Tree Birds
Black stilt
Black stilt

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Black stiltKakī

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Shore Birds
UnderbirdUnderbird
Westland petrel
Westland petrel

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Westland petrelTāiko

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Sea Birds
Kererū
Kererū

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Kererū

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Tree Birds
Kōkako
Kōkako

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Kōkako

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Tree Birds
Kākā
Kākā

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Kākā

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Tree Birds
Southern New Zealand dotterel
Southern New Zealand dotterel

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Southern New Zealand dotterelPukunui

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Shore Birds
South Island kōkako
South Island kōkako

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South Island kōkakoKōkā

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Shy Birds
Northern Royal Albatross
Northern Royal Albatross

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Northern Royal AlbatrossToroa ingoingo

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Sea Birds
Fantail
Fantail

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FantailPīwakawaka

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Tree Birds
Red-billed gull
Red-billed gull

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Red-billed gullTarāpunga

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Sea Birds
New Zealand robin
New Zealand robin

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New Zealand robinToutouwai

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Floor Birds
UnderbirdUnderbird
Fernbird
Fernbird

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FernbirdMātātā

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Shy Birds
Variable oystercatcher
Variable oystercatcher

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Variable oystercatcherTōrea pango

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Shore Birds
Fiordland crested penguin
Fiordland crested penguin

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Fiordland crested penguinTawaki

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Sea Birds
Fairy prion
Fairy prion

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Fairy prionTītī wainui

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Sea Birds
UnderbirdUnderbird
Scaup
Scaup

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ScaupPāpango

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Shore Birds
Northern New Zealand dotterel
Northern New Zealand dotterel

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Northern New Zealand dotterelTūturiwhatu

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Shore Birds
Black robin
Black robin

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Black robinKarure | Kakaruia

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Shy Birds
UnderbirdUnderbird
Subantarctic skua
Subantarctic skua

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Subantarctic skuaHākoakoa

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Sea Birds
Saddleback
Saddleback

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SaddlebackTīeke

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Tree Birds
Little penguin
Little penguin

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Little penguinKororā

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Sea Birds
Takahē
Takahē

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Takahē

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Floor Birds
UnderbirdUnderbird
Pipit
Pipit

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PipitPīhoihoi

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High Birds
Weka
Weka

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Weka

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Floor Birds
Long-tailed cuckoo
Long-tailed cuckoo

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Long-tailed cuckooKoekoeā

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Shy Birds
Harrier
Harrier

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HarrierKāhu

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High Birds
UnderbirdUnderbird
Black-billed gull
Black-billed gull

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Black-billed gullTarāpuka

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Sea Birds
New Zealand falcon
New Zealand falcon

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New Zealand falconKārearea

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High Birds
Pūkeko
Pūkeko

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Pūkeko

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Shore Birds
UnderbirdUnderbird
Brown teal
Brown teal

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Brown tealPāteke

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Shore Birds
Royal spoonbill
Royal spoonbill

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Royal spoonbillKōtuku ngutupapa

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Shore Birds
Orange-fronted parakeet
Orange-fronted parakeet

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Orange-fronted parakeetKākāriki karaka

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Tree Birds
Little spotted kiwi
Little spotted kiwi

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Little spotted kiwiKiwi pukupuku

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Floor Birds
Kākāpō
Kākāpō

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Kākāpō

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Floor Birds

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