New Zealand Ramsar wetland
Kopuatai Peat Dome
43 bird species recorded; the most in October.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
13 species in January.21 species in February.18 species in March.25 species in April.22 species in May.23 species in June.22 species in July.33 species in August.24 species in September.39 species in October.30 species in November.14 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
VU
VU
VU
VU
VU- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
43 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 43Speciesrecorded more than once
- 14Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,182Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 1Raptors
- 1Owls
- 2Waders
- 7Ducks & geese
- 4Herons, ibises & grebes
- 20Songbirds
- 8Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 43 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Swamp HarrierCircus approximans
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MopokeNinox novaeseelandiae
Waders2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Masked LapwingVanellus miles
- Pied StiltHimantopus leucocephalus
Ducks & geese7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Paradise ShelduckTadorna variegata
- Australasian ShovelerSpatula rhynchotis
- Grey TealAnas gracilis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Pacific Black DuckAnas superciliosa
Herons, ibises & grebes4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-faced HeronEgretta novaehollandiae
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Australasian BitternBotaurus poiciloptilusVU
- Little Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucos
Songbirds20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen
- Welcome SwallowHirundo neoxena
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Grey GerygoneGerygone igata
- Grey FantailRhipidura fuliginosa
- SilvereyeZosterops lateralis
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- New Zealand FernbirdPoodytes punctatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Australasian PipitAnthus novaeseelandiae
- TuiProsthemadera novaeseelandiae
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
Other birds8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Australasian SwamphenPorphyrio melanotus
- Sacred KingfisherTodiramphus sanctus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Eastern RosellaPlatycercus eximius
- Shining cuckooChrysococcyx lucidus
- Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavo
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Spotless CrakePorzana tabuensis
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan24°/14°66 mm
- Feb24°/15°75 mm
- Mar22°/13°81 mm
- Apr19°/11°100 mm
- May16°/9°114 mm
- Jun14°/7°115 mm
- Jul13°/6°117 mm
- Aug14°/7°103 mm
- Sep16°/8°89 mm
- Oct18°/9°84 mm
- Nov20°/11°57 mm
- Dec22°/13°95 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Kopuatai Peat Dome.
Wetland in New Zealand
Kopuatai Peat Dome is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in New Zealand.
43 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,182 open records.
The most recorded are the Australian Magpie, the Welcome Swallow and the Swamp Harrier.
4 species come for the summer, 8 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Australasian Bittern.
The most species are recorded in October.
Get there and watch
- Casa Mexicana Motelplace to stay · 12 km · 1 within 10 km
- Paeroanearest town · 13 km in a straight line
- Hamilton International Airport (HLZ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 52 km in a straight lineCar hire at TRG airport (Tauranga)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1places to stay within 10 kmCasa Mexicana Motel
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Kopuatai Peat Dome.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas28 mountains within 25 kmMaungakawa · 14 kmHangawera302 m · 16 kmTe Tawa345 m · 16 kmRatamaroke390 m · 18 kmTe Aroha953 m · 20 kmMaratoto386 m · 24 kmMotumaoho68 m · 24 kmWhakamoehau · 25 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Kopuatai Peat Dome
New Zealand
- 38Birdyas Score
- 43Species
- 14Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6431233) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,182 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Islandyas, Canyonyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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