Tawa Esplanade
Kararehe / Fauna
Tawa Esplanade is home to some incredible native species - from rare birds to freshwater fish and visiting seals. These animals rely on healthy habitats to survive, and many are at risk. By looking after the land and water, we help protect them for the future. Explore below to learn more and see how you can make a difference.
Kararehe
Fauna
Egretta novaehollandiae
Matuku Paruparu/ White-faced Heron
Platycercus eximius
Eastern Rosella
Hydroprogne caspia
Taranui/Caspian Tern
Phalacrocorax varius
Karuhiruhi/ Pied Shag/ Pied Cormorant
Turdus philomelos
Manu Takurua/ Song Thrush
Passer domesticus
House Sparrow
Carduelis carduelis
Goldfinch
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
Kukupa/ Kuku/ Kererū / wood pigeo
Botaurus poiciloptilus
Matuku-hūrepo/ Australasian bittern/
Porphyrio melanotus
Pūkeko
Vitex lucens
Puriri
Poodytes punctatus
mātātā, fernbird
Streptopelia chinensis
Spotted Turtle-Dove
Larus dominicanus
Karoro/ Southern Black-Backed Gull
Phalacrocorax sulcirostris
Kawau/ Little Black Shag
Zosterops lateralis
Tauhou/ Sivereye/ White eye/ Waxeye
Sturnus vulgaris
European Starling
Fringilla coelebs
Chaffinch
Todiramphus sanctus
Kotare/Sacred Kingfisher
Gallirallus philippensis
Banded rail
Gerygone igata
Riroriro/ Grey warbler
Rhipidura fuliginosa
Pīwakawaka/ NZ Fantail
Hirundo neoxena
Warou/ Welcome Swallow
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae scopulinus
Akiaki/ Tara Punga/ Red-billed Gull
Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Kawau Iti/ Little Pied Shag
Turdus merula
Blackbird
Acridotheres tristis
Indian Myna
Chloris chloris
Greenfinch
Aldrichetta forsteri
Yellow-eyed Mullet
Zapornia tabuensis
Spotless crake
Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae
Tūī
Charadrius obscurus aquilonius