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Appendix 3

 

 

Table 1. Occurrence of Birds In the Port Hills

Species

Bush Remnants

Shrub

Scrub

Tussock / Grass

Pine Forest
 

Chch Side

Lyttn Side

        

Native Birds
NZ Falcon

A

A

R

R

R

A
Harrier

A

A

LC

LC

LC

A
NZ Pigeon

LC

C

R

A

A

A
Shining Cockoo

C

C

LC

R

A

LC
NZ Kingfisher

LC

LC

R

R

R

A
W. Swallow

A

A

R

LC

LC

A
NZ Pipit

A

A

A

A

C

A
Brown Creeper

R

R

R

A

A

A
Grey Warbler

C

C

C

C

A

C
SI Fantail

C

C

C

C

A

C
SI Tomtit

R/LC

R/LC

R

A

A

A
Silvereye

C

C

C

C

A

C
Bellbird

C

C

LC

R

A

A

Introduced Birds
Pheasant

R

R

LC

LC

R

LC
California Quail

LC

LC

C

C

R

LC
Rock Pigeon

A

A

A

A

LC

A
Little Owl

LC

LC

R

A

LC

LC
Skylark

A

A

A

A

C

A
Dunnock

C

C

C

C

A

LC
Blackbird

C

C

C

C

LC

C
Song Thrush

LC

LC

LC

LC

LC

LC
Yellow hammer

R

R

C

C

C

LC
Cirl Bunting

A

A

R

R

R

A
Chaffinch

C

C

C

LC

LC

C
Greenfinch

LC

LC

C

C

C

LC
Goldfinch

LC

LC

C

C

C

LC
Redpoll

LC

C

C

C

C

C
House Sparrow

R

R

R

R

LC

LC
Common Starling

R

R

LC

C

C

LC
White Backed Magpie

R

R

LC

R

C

LC
Rook

A

A

A

A

R

A
C = Common (Present in Good Numbers   R = Rare (Irregular visitor)
LC = Less Common (Present in small numbers)   A = Absent (does not generally occur)
Source: Port Hills Birdlife: Inventory, Analysis and Restoration Potential. Report for the Parks Unit, Christchurch City Council, August 1996 by Andrew Crossland.

 

 

Table 2a. Comparison of wetland birds using Christchurch streams in 1850 with species likely to occur today
 

1850 Coastal

1850

Inland

1997

Coastal

1997 Peri-urban

1997 Urban

Linwood Canal
Wetland Birds            
Black Cormorant

S

S

S

S

S

S
Little Cormorant

S

S

S

S

S

S
Little Black Cormorant

-

-

S

I

I

S
White Heron

S

S

S

S

I

S
White Faced Heron

-

-

R

R

S

S
Australian Bittern

R

R

I

I

-

-
Mute Swan

-

-

I

I

-

-
Black Swan

-

-

S

S

I

I
Canada Goose

-

-

S

I

-

-
Greylag Goose

-

-

I

I

-

I
Cape Barren Goose

-

-

I

I

-

-
Paradise Shelduck

R

R

R

R

I

R
Mallard

-

-

R

R

R

R
Grey Duck

R

R

R

R

R

R
Brown Teal

R

R

-

-

-

-
Grey Teal

-

-

I

I

I

-
New Zealand Shoveller

R

R

R

R

R

R
New Zealand Scaup

R

R

R

R

R

R
Australasian Harrier

R

R

R

R

I

R
Buff Weka

R

R

-

-

-

-
Banded Rail

R

R

-

-

-

-
Marsh Crake

R

R

R

I

-

-
Spotless Crake

R

R

-

-

-

-
Pukeko

R

R

R

R

-

R
Australasian Coot

-

-

I

S

I

-
Spur winged Plover

-

-

R

R

S

S
Pied Stilt

I

I

R

S

I

-
Black Stilt

I

I

-

-

-

-
Sth Black-backed Gull

S

S

S

S

S

S
Red-Billed Gull

I

I

S

S

S

S
Black-billed Gull

I

I

S

S

S

S
New Zealand Kingfisher

R

R

R

R

S

S
South Island Fernbird

R

R

-

-

-

-
Welcome Swallow

-

-

R

R

R

R
Total

22

22

28

28

21

20
R = resident breeding S = seasonal / regular visitor
I = irregular / rare visitor - = absent
Source: Andrew Crossland: The Birdlife of Christchurch’s Natural Waterways. the report for the Water Services Unit, CCC

 

 

Table 2b. Non wetland birds in 1850 and on "perfect" streams today
Riparian Habitat Type

1850 Swamp

1850 Forest

1997 garden

1997

bush

1997 urban

1997 farmland
Non Wetland Birds - Native            
New Zealand Falcon

S

R

-

-

-

-
New Zealand Quail

R

I

-

-

-

-
Kereru (NZ Pigeon)

I

R

I

S

-

I
Kaka

I

R

-

-

-

-
Yellow-crowned Parakeet

I

R

-

-

-

-
Red-Crowned Parakeet

I

R

-

-

-

-
Shining Cuckoo

I

SR

I

SR

-

I
Long-tailed Cuckoo

I

SR

-

I

-

-
Morepork

R

R

-

-

-

-
Laughing Owl

I

R

-

-

-

-
Rifleman

I

R

-

-

-

-
Bush Wren

I

R

-

-

-

-
New Zealand Pipit

S

-

-

-

-

S
Yellowhead

I

R

-

-

-

-
Brown Creeper

I

R

-

-

-

-
Grey Warbler

R

R

R

R

S

R
South Island Fantail

R

R

R

R

S

R
South Island Tomtit

R

R

-

I

-

-
New Zealand Robin

I

R

-

-

-

-
Silvereye (1856<)

-

-

R

R

R

R
Bellbird

S

R

S

R

-

I
Tui

S

R

-

I

-

-
South Island Kokako

I

R

-

-

-

-
Saddleback

-

R

-

-

-

-
South Island Thrush

I

R

-

-

-

-
Non-Wetland Birds - Introduced            
Common Pheasant

-

-

-

I

-

R
California Quail

-

-

I

R

-

R
Rock Pigeon

-

-

I

-

S

S
Little Owl

-

-

R

R

I

R
Skylark

-

-

-

-

-

R
Dunnock

-

-

R

R

S

R
Blackbird

-

-

R

R

R

R
Song Thrush

-

-

R

R

R

R
Yellowhammer

-

-

I

I

-

R
Cirl Bunting

-

-

-

I

-

S
Chaffinch

-

-

R

R

S

R
Greenfinch

-

-

R

R

S

R
Goldfinch

-

-

R

S

S

R
Redpoll

-

-

R

R

S

R
House Sparrow

-

-

R

I

R

R
Starling

-

-

R

R

R

R
White-backed Magpie

-

-

R

R

R

R
R = resident breeding S = seasonal / regular visitor
I = irregular / rare visitor - = absent
Source: Andrew Crossland: The Birdlife of Christchurch’s Natural Waterways. the report for the Water Services Unit, CCC

 

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