Reportable Species

This list is constantly under review. The Records Appraisal Committee expects to receive reports of sightings of any species beyond their normal ranges (as depicted in the Atlas of bird distribution in New Zealand 1999-2004; Robertson, CJR, Hyvönen, P, Fraser, MJ, Pickard, CR, 2007, Wellington, Ornithological Society of New Zealand). The list below is a general summary only. Sightings of escaped or released cage birds should not be submitted unless the observer believes them to have bred in the wild.

If you have any queries or comments regarding the species listed here, please email the Ornithological Society of New Zealand’s Records Appraisal Committee Convener Colin Miskelly colin [dot] miskelly [at] tepapa [dot] govt [dot] nz.