For a list of birds in New Zealand, see List of birds of New Zealand.
Kākāpō (Strigops habroptilus), typically weighing 3 kg and possibly one of the world's longest-living birds
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The birds of New Zealand evolved into an avifauna that included many endemic species found in no other country. As an island archipelago, New Zealand accumulated bird diversity, and when Captain James Cook arrived in the 1770s he noted that the bird song was deafening.
The mix includes species with unusual biology such as the kākāpō which is the world's only flightless, nocturnal parrot which also exhibits competitive display breeding using leks.
There are also many species that are similar to neighbouring land areas. A process of colonisation, speciation and extinction has been at play over many millions of years, including recent times. Some species have arrived in human recorded history while others arrived before but are little changed.[1][2]
^Trewick, S.A.; Gibb, G. (2010). "Assembly of the New Zealand avifauna – A review of molecular evidence". Ibis. 152: 226–253. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.2010.01018.x.
^Trewick, S.A. (2011). "Vicars and vagrants: Assembly of the New Zealand avifauna". Australasian Science. 32: 24–27.
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