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Wharanui

Peperomia urvilleana

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Growing on Rocky ridge Puriri Ridge Track, Waitakere Ranges. ...

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Hedgehog Fungi

Hydnum crocidens var badius

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Leaf litter next to path Sandy soil Karamatura Lopp Track, Waitakere Ranges ...

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Jelly Babies

Leotia lubrica

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Puriri Ridge Track Waitakere Ranges, Leaf litter beneath Tanekaha. ...

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Brown Snake Eagle

Circaetus cinereus

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Dark brown plumage. Large, yellow eyes. Distinctive round head. Distinguished from other dark brown eagles by creamy white, featherless legs. ...

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Woolly-necked Stork

Ciconia episcopus

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The combination of glossy black body with white woolly neck is distinctive of the woolly-necked stork. ...

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Burchell’s Coucal

Centropus burchellii

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Glossy black crown and face. Back rich rufous. Underparts buffy white. Black bill; Red eyes. ...

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Trumpeter Hornbill

Bycanistes bucinator

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Black head, back, throat and upper breast. White lower-breast and belly. Redish pink skin around eye. Very loud call that sounds like a crying baby. ...

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Hamerkop

Scopus umbretta

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Distinctive head shape. Dark brown with heavy crest and black bill. Brown eyes; Legs and feet black. Found singly or in pairs. ...

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Striped Kingfisher

Halcyon chelicuti

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Juvenile Striped Kingfisher. Buffy breast, flanks and belly. Upper mandible dark; Lower mandible red. ...

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Black head, black feathers variably tipped rufous-brown. White patches on sides of neck. Chestnut brown breast shading to white. Black bill. Dark eyes. Legs and feet black. 5 subspecies in southern Africa. ...

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Lilac-breasted Roller

Coracias caudatus

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Lilac throat and breast. Blue belly. Long, straight, outer tail streamers. Turquoise crown. ...

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White-backed Vulture

Gyps africanus

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Regarded as vulnerable due to decrease in numbers. Blackish or dark grey face. Eyes dark. Neck dark grey and sparsely covered with whitish down. Off-white rump and lower back only visible in flight or when wings are spread. ...

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Gurney’s Sugarbird

Promerops gurneyi

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Distinctive russet breast and crown, long tail and yellow undertail coverts. ...

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Sentinel Rock Thrush

Monticola explorator

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Breeds in high altitude habitats. Head, neck to back is bright blue-grey. Upper tail and rump is bright rufous-orange. ...

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Pied Starling

Lamprotornis bicolor

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White eyes, blackish brown plumage, white lower belly and under tail. ...

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Medium-wing Kite Spider

Gasteracantha versicolor

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Hard, shell-like abdomen decorated with broad, dark red bands. Abdominal spikes protect the kite spider from falling prey to birds. Orb web between trees. ...

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Whisk fern

Psilotum nudum

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Between river stones used outside Light Industrial building. Not planted but hardly natural setting ...

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Pagoda Fungus

Podoserpula pusio

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Growing amongst Cantharellus wellingtonensis on fallen log. riverside native bush ...

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Earth Star

Geastrum sp.

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Under pine needles in great numbers. Suburban bush reserve, mostly native understorey, partial native canopy. ...

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Liverwort

Riccardia filicina

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On rock trackside on Ahuahu Track near Piha, Waitakere Ranges, West Auckland. Endemic species in New Zealand. Quite coastal path near wet slip/stream. ...

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False Parasol

Chlorophyllum molybdites

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Large mushroom with greenish-blue underside. Poisonous. ...

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Pied Kingfisher

Ceryle rudis

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Black and white plumage. Male with double breast band. (Female has single breast band). ...

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Grey-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

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Gull with grey hood and thin black line around the hood. Bright red bill, legs and feet. ...

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Samango monkey

Cercopithecus albogularis

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Samango monkey ...

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Emerald-spotted Wood Dove

Turtur chalcospilos

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Emerald green spots visible on wings. ...

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Mocking Cliff Chat

Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris

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A very “chatty” bird 😉. Glossy black with bright rufous rump and white patch on shoulder. ...

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Wooly Bird’s nest fungi

Nidula candida

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On twig amongst fern beside Swanson Pipeline Track, Waitakere foothills, West Auckland ...

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Earth tongue

Trichoglossum hirsutum

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in Rimu leaf litter next to Swanson Pipeline Track, Waitakere foothills, West Auckland ...

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Pixie cap orchid

Acianthus sinclairii

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Track side coastal cliff, Zion Hill Track Karekare, Waitakere Ranges, West Auckland ...

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Pelt Lichen

Peltigera dolichorhiza

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Earth Bank alongside Huia Dam road between Lower and Upper Huia Dams, Waitakere Ranges ...

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Gymnoplectron acanthocera

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Cave at Whatipu, Waitakere Ranges, West Auckland ...

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Eyelash Button

Scutellinia scutellata

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Close to Upper Huia Dam on wet shaded bank, Waitakere Ranges, West Auckland ...

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Yellow Chanterelle

Cantharellus wellingtonensis

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On Open shaded banks at the side of the track between Lower Huia and Upper Huia Dam, Waitakere Ranges ...

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Common Nertera

Nertera depressa

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wet bank on side of track Lower Huia to Upper Huia Dam walk, Waitakere Ranges ...

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Parataniwha

Elatostema rugosum

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Common on Banks by running water throughout Lower Huia Dam to Upper Huia Dam walk, Waitakere Ranges ...

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Hygrophorus

Hygrophorus involutus

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Track side earth bank, Zion Hill Track, Karekare, West Auckland ...

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Fairy bonnets

Coprinellus disseminatus

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On fallen log near Karekare Falls ...

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Red Polypore

Pycnoporus coccineus

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On fallen log at start of Zion Hill Track, Karekare, West Auckland. ...

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Entoloma sp.

Entoloma rugosum

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on tree ferns and Tea tree trunks, Centennial Park, Campbells Bay. ...

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Umbrella Moss

Hypopterygium rotulatum

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Centennial Park, Campbells Bay. Massed at the base of Tree Ferns and on the clay banks along the Kohekohe trail. ...

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Campylopus introflexus (no common name)

Campylopus introflexus

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common moss of banks and open spaces, and my garden. Introduced to Europe where I identified it in the London Area ...

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Coral Fungus

Clavulina subrugosa var tenuis

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Waitakere Ranges, Fenceline Track, near path in moss and leaf litter ...

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Clitocybe

Clitocybe sp.

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Pine forest floor, Solitary, asymmetrical cap, tentative identification. Would be grateful for comments on identification ...

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Cow dung cup

Coprobia granulata

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On Dried Cow pat at Pukekohe Showgrounds, South of Auckland ...

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Giant Flamecap

Gymnopilus junonius

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Stump on the edge of the Hokianga harbour, Omapere Northland ...

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Centennial Park Campbells Bay, Auckland. On various trees and tree ferns ...

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Crucibulum laeve

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Centennial Park Campbell's Bay. On fallen tree. ...

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Lizzie suggested a new ID:

Common name: Common Bird's Nest Fungus
Scientific name: Crucibulum laeve
Notes: Also known as C.levis

Kereru

Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae

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Suburban area, eating leaves from non-native tree ...

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Kohurangi

Brachyglottis Kirkii var angustior

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Waitakere Ranges, Fenceline Track. growing from ground (Often epiphytic) flowering but mostly seeds. This is the variant type location. ...

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Spotted Jellyfish

Desmonema gaudichaudi

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Amongst Mangroves (Avicennia marina) in Kaipara Harbour, Northland New Zealand. close to Rawene ferry in estuarine inlet. ...

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Marié commented:

Beautiful!

Feather Worm

Spirobranchus cariniferus

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Rockpools on sandstone/mudstone coastal Mairangi Bay North Auckland. Common ...

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Marié commented:

Wow! Fascinating creatures. Thank you for sharing with us. :-)

House Centipede

Scutigera coleoptrata

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Arthropod with 15 pairs of legs. Looks scary, but completely harmless. It actually is a beneficial species, feeding on silver moths and other small arthropods. ...

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Dibaeis arcuata (no common name)

Dibaeis arcuata

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Waitakere Ranges, near Waitakere Reservoir. Earth bank amongst mosses en masse. ...

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Wharanui

Hedgehog Fungi

Jelly Babies

Brown Snake Eagle

Woolly-necked Stork

Burchell’s Coucal

Trumpeter Hornbill

Hamerkop

Striped Kingfisher

African Stone Chat

Lilac-breasted Roller

White-backed Vulture

Gurney’s Sugarbird

Sentinel Rock Thrush

Pied Starling

Medium-wing Kite Spider

Whisk fern

Pagoda Fungus

Earth Star

Liverwort

False Parasol

Pied Kingfisher

Grey-headed Gull

Samango monkey

Emerald-spotted Wood Dove

Mocking Cliff Chat

Wooly Bird’s nest fungi

Earth tongue

Pixie cap orchid

Pelt Lichen

Psoroma pholidotoides

Kiekie

Ti Ngahere

Cave Weta

Eyelash Button

Yellow Chanterelle

Common Nertera

Parataniwha

Hygrophorus

Fairy bonnets

Red Polypore

Entoloma sp.

Umbrella Moss

Campylopus introflexus (no common name)

Coral Fungus

Clitocybe

Cow dung cup

Giant Flamecap

Laccaria glabripes

Ptychomnion aciculare (no common name)

Dawsonia superba (no common name)

Thread Fern

Turkey-tail porebracket

Fork Fern

Gumlands Grass Tree

Porella elegantula

Leucobryum candidum

Red Truffle

Oyster Mushroom

Gold Club Coral

White Parasol

Orange Bracket

Bird’s Nest Fungi

Kereru

Kohurangi

Spotted Jellyfish

Feather Worm

House Centipede

Dibaeis arcuata (no common name)