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Audio Media Targets for Aotearoa New Zealand
Identifying birds from their calls and songs is an important part of birding. As many of you know, you’ll often hear more species than you’ll see when out and about, particularly when in the bush throughout Aotearoa.
Common Name Updates - Aotearoa New Zealand
As part of the taxonomic updates, the Aotearoa New Zealand eBird team have also been working with the eBird team to provide two common name updates; English (New Zealand) common names, as well as an exciting new common name option, te reo Māori! Bird names in eBird are based on the eBird/Clements taxonomy, which is […]
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Wader Conservation World Watch - 2 & 3 November 2024
Get involved in Wader Conservation World Watch this November! Wader Conservation World Watch 2024 2nd & 3rd of November How do I participate?
2024 Taxonomy Update—COMING SOON
The 2024 eBird Taxonomy Update will begin on 22 October. Big changes are already underway to Herring Gulls, House Wrens, and more as we prepare the eBird database for this year's revisions.
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October Big Day—12 Oct 2024
October is right around the corner, and that means its time to mark your calendars for October Big Day—12 Oct 2024! Like Global Big Day, October Big Day is an opportunity to unite around our shared love of birds.
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Atlas Data Submission Deadline: End of July 2024
If you have any bird count data, collected between 1 June 2019 – 31 May 2024, that can contribute to the Atlas please submit it to the Atlas eBird portal. Please ensure all data is uploaded to the NZ Bird Atlas eBird Portal by the end of July 2024, as this is when analyses […]
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The Next Steps
The Atlas has finished, and what an incredible effort from the community! So, many of you might be thinking, now what?
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New Zealand Bird Atlas finishes on a high
On the 31st May 2024, the Atlas project came to a close after an amazing five years’ worth of Atlasing. This was a project that was dependent on a community united by a shared passion, and we’ve been blown away by how the community have come together to meet the aims of the project.
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The New Zealand Bird Atlas is currently underway!
The New Zealand Bird Atlas began on the 1st of June 2019, and runs for 5 years until June 2024. It is the third Birds NZ Atlas, and the first digital NZ Atlas!
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October Big Day results– a new record and more than 6,000 species in a day!
More than 18,000 eBirders from 164 countries and territories joined together on 19 October to go birding on the second October Big Day. The global count of 6,497 species broke last year’s total of 6,360 species, setting a new October Big Day record!
