🇳🇿What animals live in New Zealand?

12,355,946 animal records from New Zealand cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.

• 12,355,946 records
• 1,200+ species
• 0 classes

Most-recorded animals in New Zealand

	Animal	Group	Records
	Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula	Aves Turdidae	388,192
	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Aves Passeridae	347,780
	Silver-eye Zosterops lateralis	Aves Zosteropidae	308,851
	Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus	Aves Laridae	300,969
	New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa	Aves Rhipiduridae	276,171
	Tui Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae	Aves Meliphagidae	273,673
	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Aves Sturnidae	272,391
	Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs	Aves Fringillidae	269,951
	Gray Gerygone Gerygone igata	Aves Acanthizidae	236,884
	Welcome Swallow Hirundo neoxena	Aves Hirundinidae	227,867
	red rock lobster Jasus edwardsii	Malacostraca Palinuridae	213,814
	Song Thrush Turdus philomelos	Aves Turdidae	210,025
	Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae	Aves Laridae	190,389
	New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura	Aves Meliphagidae	182,351
	European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis	Aves Fringillidae	178,819
	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Aves Anatidae	158,372
	Masked Lapwing Vanellus miles	Aves Charadriidae	157,673
	Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata	Aves Anatidae	156,709
	Swamp Harrier Circus approximans	Aves Accipitridae	145,925
	Australian Magpie Gymnorhina tibicen	Aves Cracticidae	143,049
	European Greenfinch Chloris chloris	Aves Fringillidae	130,271
	Sacred Kingfisher Todiramphus sanctus	Aves Alcedinidae	128,235
	Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus	Aves Rallidae	124,158
	Dunnock Prunella modularis	Aves Prunellidae	117,439
	New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae	Aves Columbidae	115,579
	Common Myna Acridotheres tristis	Aves Sturnidae	110,430
	Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis	Aves Alaudidae	109,960
	White-faced Heron Egretta novaehollandiae	Aves Ardeidae	109,420
	Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor	Aves Haematopodidae	107,803
	Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella	Aves Emberizidae	98,936
	Little Pied Cormorant Microcarbo melanoleucos	Aves Phalacrocoracidae	98,047
	Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius	Aves Phalacrocoracidae	89,756
	Pied Stilt Himantopus leucocephalus	Aves Recurvirostridae	85,016
	Black Swan Cygnus atratus	Aves Anatidae	84,111
	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Aves Columbidae	81,788
	Bream Pagrus auratus	— Sparidae	80,135
	White-fronted Tern Sterna striata	Aves Laridae	75,681
	Tomtit Petroica macrocephala	Aves Petroicidae	73,761
	South Island Oystercatcher Haematopus finschi	Aves Haematopodidae	71,158
	Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea	Aves Fringillidae	63,431
	New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae	Aves Anatidae	56,819
	Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius	Aves Psittacidae	56,582
	Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo	Aves Phalacrocoracidae	53,999
	Canada Goose (canadensis Group) Branta canadensis	Aves Anatidae	53,046
	Black-billed Gull Chroicocephalus bulleri	Aves Laridae	52,409
	Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	Aves Laridae	51,637
	New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis	Aves Psittacidae	50,746
	New Zealand Robin Petroica australis	Aves Petroicidae	50,074
	Gray Teal Anas gracilis	Aves Anatidae	46,618
	Australasian Gannet Morus serrator	Aves Sulidae	43,288
	Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia	Aves Threskiornithidae	41,081
	Longfin eel Anguilla dieffenbachii	— Anguillidae	40,857
	Australian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis	Aves Anatidae	40,798
	Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica	Aves Scolopacidae	38,207
	California Quail Callipepla californica	Aves Odontophoridae	37,304
	New Zealand sea lion Phocarctos hookeri	Mammalia Otariidae	36,403
	Weka Gallirallus australis	Aves Rallidae	35,229
	New Zealand lobster Metanephrops challengeri	Malacostraca Nephropidae	34,901
	Spotted Shag Phalacrocorax punctatus	Aves Phalacrocoracidae	34,190
	Whitehead Mohoua albicilla	Aves Acanthizidae	34,015