Gruiformes / Rallidae / Gallirallus

Weka

Gallirallus australis

IUCN: Vulnerable

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Brett Sandford · CC_BY_4_0

Richard Littauer · CC0_1_0

Evan Centanni · CC0_1_0

Richard Littauer · CC0_1_0

Brett Sandford · CC_BY_4_0

Richard Littauer · CC0_1_0

Gallirallus australis australis

western South Island (New Zealand)
Gallirallus australis greyi

North Island (New Zealand)
Gallirallus australis hectori

formerly South Island (New Zealand); introduced Chatham Islands
Gallirallus australis scotti

Stewart, Solander, and Codfish islands (southern New Zealand)

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.