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What bird is that?
Birds of Russell – New Zealand Holiday Park to four of New Zealand’s endangered and rarest birds
Russell – Orongo Bay Holiday Park is home to four of New Zealand’s rarest birds, the North Island Brown kiwi, the North Island weka, fern birds and the brown teal. At night you will hear the calls of kiwi, weka, moreporks, during your stay with us.
Birds which live in or frequent the Park also include Rosellas, pukeko, piwakawaka, kereru, tui,tauhou, kotare, riroriro, miromiro, spur winged plovers, goldfinch, heron, pheasant, mallard and grey duck, brown and california quail.
Tui
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
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Nectar is the normal diet but fruit and insects are frequently eaten, and pollen and seeds more occasionally. They are the main pollinators of flax, kowhai, kaka beak and some other plants.
Piwakawaka or New Zealand Fantail
Rhipidura fuliginosa
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Is a small insectivorous bird. During waking hours the bird is almost never still. It flits from perch to perch, sometimes on the ground but mostly on the twigs of a tree or any other convenient object, looking out for flying insects. The birds are not shy, and will often flit within a few metres of people, especially in forested areas and suburban gardens.
Kereru or New Zealand Pigeon
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
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Primarily eating fruits from native trees. they play an important ecological role, as they are the only birds capable of eating the largest native fruits & drupes. While fruit comprises the major part of their diets, the New Zealand Pigeon also browses on leaves and buds, especially nitrogen rich foliage during breeding.
North Island brown kiwi
Apteryx mantelli or Apteryx australis
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On average only five percent of kiwi chicks survive to adulthood. However, in areas under active pest management, survival rates for North Island brown kiwi can be far higher.
Weka or woodhen
Gallirallus australis
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Weka are sturdy brown birds, about the size of a chicken. As omnivores, they feed mainly on invertebrates and fruit.Where the Weka is relatively common, their furtive curiosity leads them to search around houses and camps for food scraps, or anything unfamiliar and transportable.
Kotare or Sacred Kingfisher
Todiramphus sanctus
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Feeds on insects, small crustaceans, fish, small rodents and reptiles, and there are a few reports of them eating small finches.
Pukeko or Purple Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
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Pukeko nest, typically well hidden in the middle of a clump of raupo, in the wetlands area adjacent to the park.
Pateke or BrownTeal
Anas chlorotis
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Is a small dabbling duck species which was once widespread throughout New Zealand but is now rare and restricted to Great Barrier Island and coastal valleys of eastern Northland.
Kotata or Matata or Fernbird
Bowdleria punctata
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The Fernbird is a insectivorous ground-dwelling bird, and is a reluctant flier, travelling mainly on foot or in occasional short flights of less than 15 metres.
Silvereye or Wax-eye
Zosterops lateralis
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Silvereyes breed in spring and early summer (mainly between September and December), making a tiny cup of grass, moss, hair, spiderweb, and thistledown, suspended from a small tree or shrub, and laying 2 to 4 pale blue eggs.
