Species list for Conservation status of birds in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland

Executive summary

The regional conservation status of all known bird taxa in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland was assessed for the first time, using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS) (Townsend et al., 2008; Michel, 2021; Rolfe et al., 2021). We used the draft methodology for regional conservation status assessments developed collaboratively by the Department of Conservation, regional councils and a local authority (Department of Conservation, 2014).

We identified a total of 230 bird taxa as present or occasionally present in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland. One was assessed as Regionally Data Deficient, 34 taxa were assessed as Regionally Threatened, 20 taxa as Regionally At-Risk, 24 taxa as Regionally Not Threatened, 123 taxa as Non-Resident Native, and 28 taxa as Introduced and Naturalised to the region. Thirty-two species were recognised as to have become extinct or may have formerly occurred in the region.

August 2024

Conservation status of birds in Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland

Auckland Council technical report, TR2024/5