
Pīwakawaka / fantail
Most visitors to the park will see the distinctive pīwakawaka flitting beside the track as this is one of our most widespread native birds. They
Most visitors to the park will see the distinctive pīwakawaka flitting beside the track as this is one of our most widespread native birds. They
This shag is becoming very common along the rocky coastline of Abel Tasman – you will often see them at Split Apple Rock on the
Pūkeko is the New Zealand name for the purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio), or which there are many subspecies. You will often see the distinctive blue
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 that can be found in the upper reaches of the Park. They are vulnerable to stoats and possums as
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