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One of the best sites to see the rare banded rail (pererū) in the South Island is on the Mārahau Estuary boardwalk at the southern

Wherever you are in the Abel Tasman you are likely to see or hear the bellbird. They feed on fruit, nectar and invertebrates and are

The blue penguin is the world’s smallest penguin, known as kororā in Māori, and variously called blue, little blue or fairy penguin in English. They

The New Zealand pigeon, or kererū, is one of the largest pigeons in the world. In the Abel Tasman kererū follow the food – it

With its bold brown saddle and distinctive orange-red wattle the saddleback or tīeke is one of New Zealand’s most recognisable birds but also one of

Tūī are some of the most common native birds in the Abel Tasman National Park. They are boisterous and usually very vocal with a distinctive

Kākā are large native forest parrots and there is a good chance you may hear or see them near Wairima/Bark Bay or the upper reaches

Kākāriki or yellow-crowned parakeets are small, bright green, noisy parrots that spend most of their time high in the forest canopy.  Their characteristic chatter can

The pāteke/brown teal is a small New Zealand dabbling duck and the rarest native waterfowl found on the mainland.  Since 2017, DOC and Project Janszoon

The whio / blue duck is only found in New Zealand and one of only a handful of ducks that live in fast flowing rivers.