Classification of Worthy and Grant-Mackie 2003

Cl. Aves Linnaeus 1758 [bird]
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Fm. Apterygidae Gray 1840
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G. Apteryx Huxley 1867 [kiwi]
Fm. Callaeidae Sundevall 1836
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G. Philesturnus Geoffroy Saint-Hillaire 1832
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Philesturnus carunculatus Gmelin 1789 [South Island saddleback]
Fm. †Dinornithidae Bonaparte 1853
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G. †Dinornis Owen 1843
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Dinornis giganteus Owen 1844
Dinornis struthoides Owen 1844
Fm. †Emeidae
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G. †Pachyornis Lydekker 1891
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Pachyornis elephantopus Owen 1856 [heavy-footed moa]
Fm. Meliphagidae Vigors 1825 [honeyeater]
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G. Anthornis Gray 1840
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Anthornis melanura Sparrman 1786 [New Zealand bellbird]
G. Callaeas Forster 1788
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Callaeas cinerea Gmelin 1789 [South Island kokako]
G. Prosthemadera Gray 1840
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Fm. Monarchidae Bonaparte 1854
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G. Rhipidura Vigors and Horsfield 1827
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Rhipidura fuliginosa Sparrman 1787 [New Zealand fantail]
Fm. Petroicidae Mathews 1920
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G. Petroica Swainson 1829
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Petroica australis Sparrman 1788 [New Zealand robin]
Invalid names: Turnagridae Buller 1888 [empty]
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Fm. Sphenodontidae Cope 1871
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G. Sphenodon Gray 1831
G. †Emeus Riechenbach 1852
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Emeus crassus Owen 1846 [eastern moa]
G. †Euryapteryx Haast 1874
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Euryapteryx geranoides Owen 1848 [Mantell's moa]
Fm. Accipitridae Viellot 1816 [hawk]
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G. Falco Linnaeus 1758 [falcon]
G. †Harpagornis Haast 1872
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Harpagornis moorei Haast 1872 [Haast's eagle]
Fm. Phasianidae Horsfield 1821 [pheasant]
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G. Coturnix Bonnaterre 1791 [quail]
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Coturnix novaezelandiae Quoy and Gaimard 1830 [New Zealand quail]
Fm. Columbidae Illiger 1811
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G. Hemiphaga Bonaparte 1854
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Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae Gmelin 1789 [New Zealand pigeon]
Fm. Psittacidae Illiger 1811 [parrot]
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G. Cyanoramphus Bonaparte 1854
G. Nestor Lesson 1830
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Nestor meridionalis Gmelin 1788 [New Zealand kaka]
Nestor notabilis Gould 1856 [kea]
Fm. Strigidae Vigors 1825 [true owl]
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G. †Sceloglaux Kaup 1848
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Sceloglaux albifacies Gray 1844 [laughing owl]
Fm. Aegothelidae Bonaparte 1853 [owlet-nightjar]
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G. Aegotheles Vigors and Horsfield 1827
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Aegotheles novaezealandiae Scarlett 1968 [New Zealand owlet-nightjar]
Invalid names: Megaegotheles Scarlett 1968 [synonym]
Fm. Corvidae Vigors 1825
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G. Corvus Linnaeus 1758 [crow]
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Corvus moriorum Forbes 1892 [Chatham Islands raven]
Fm. Rallidae Vigors 1825 [rail]
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G. Fulica Linnaeus 1758
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Fulica prisca Hamilton 1893 [New Zealand coot]
G. Gallinula Brisson 1760 [moorhen]
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Gallinula hodgenorum Scarlett 1955 [Hodgen's rail]
G. Gallirallus Lafresnaye 1841
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Gallirallus australis Sparrman 1786 [weka]
Fm. Aptornithidae Bonaparte 1856
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G. †Aptornis Mantell 1848
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Aptornis defossor Owen 1871
Fm. Scolopacidae Rafinesque 1815 [snipe]
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G. Coenocorypha Gray 1855
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Coenocorypha iredalei Rothschild 1921 [South Island snipe]
Fm. Charadriidae Vigors 1825 [lapwing]
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G. Charadrius Linnaeus 1758
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Charadrius bicinctus Jardine and Selby 1827 [double-banded plover]
Charadrius obscurus Gmelin 1789 [red-breasted dotterel]
Fm. Haematopodidae Bonaparte 1838 [oystercatchers]
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G. Haematopus Linnaeus 1758
Fm. Laridae Vigors 1825 [gull]
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G. Larus Linnaeus 1758
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Larus bulleri Hutton 1871 [black-billed gull]
Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein 1823 [kelp gull]
Larus novaehollandiae Stephens 1826 [silver gull]
G. Sterna Linnaeus 1758 [tern]
Fm. Anatidae Vigors 1825
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G. Anas Linnaeus 1758
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Anas chlorotis Gray 1845 [brown teal]
G. Chenonetta Brandt 1836
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Chenonetta finschi Van Beneden 1875 [Finsch's duck]
G. †Cnemiornis Latham 1789
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Cnemiornis calcitrans Owen 1865 [South Island goose]
G. Cygnus Garsault 1764
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Cygnus atratus Latham 1790 [black swan]
G. Hymenolaimus Gray 1843
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Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos Gmelin 1789 [blue duck]
G. Mergus Linnaeus 1758 [merganser]
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Mergus australis Hombron and Jacquinot 1841 [Auckland Islands merganser]
G. Tadorna Boie 1822 [shelduck]
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Tadorna variegata Gmelin 1789 [Paradise shelduck]
Fm. Phalacrocoracidae Reichenbach 1850 [cormorant]
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G. Leucocarbo Bonaparte 1857
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Leucocarbo carunculatus Gmelin 1789 [Rough-faced shag]
G. Phalacrocorax Brisson 1760 [cormorant]
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Phalacrocorax varius Gmelin 1789 [pied cormorant]
G. Stictocarbo Bonaparte 1855
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Stictocarbo punctatus Sparrman 1786 [spotted shag]
Fm. Diomedeidae Gray 1840 [albatross]
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G. Thalassarche Reichenback 1853
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Thalassarche bulleri Rothschild 1893 [Buller's albatross]
Fm. Procellariidae Vigors 1825 [petrel]
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G. Pelecanoides Lacépède 1799 [diving-petrel]
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Pelecanoides urinatrix Gmelin 1789 [common diving-petrel]
G. Pterodroma Bonaparte 1856 [petrel]
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Pterodroma inexpectata Forster 1844 [mottled petrel]
G. Puffinus Brisson 1760 [shearwater]
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Puffinus gavia Forster 1844 [fluttering shearwater]
Puffinus griseus Gmelin 1789 [sooty shearwater]
Puffinus huttoni Matthews 1912
Puffinus tenuirostris Temminck 1823 [short-tailed shearwater]
G. Pachyptila Illiger 1811 [prion]
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Pachyptila turtur Kuhl 1820 [fairy prion]
Fm. Spheniscidae Bonaparte 1831
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G. Eudyptes Vieillot 1816
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Eudyptes pachyrhynchus Gray 1845 [Fiordland penguin]
G. Eudyptula Bonaparte 1856
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Eudyptula minor Forster 1781 [little penguin]
G. Megadyptes Milne-Edwards 1880
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Megadyptes antipodes Hombron and Jacquinot 1841 [yellow-eyed penguin]
Fm. Hydrobatidae Mathews 1912 [storm petrel]
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G. Pelagodroma Reichenbach 1853
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Pelagodroma marina Latham 1790 [white-faced storm-petrel]