New Zealand falcon: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the New Zealand falcon lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Falco novaeseelandiae
Group	Birds of prey
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Mass	36.5 g (birth weight); 330 g (male organism, adult weight); 531 g (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Falconiformes
Family	Falconidae

Where does the New Zealand falcon live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the New Zealand falcon in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to New Zealand.

New Zealand

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a New Zealand falcon?

Wikidata records the following for the New Zealand falcon: mass 36.5 g (birth weight); 330 g (male organism, adult weight); 531 g (female organism, adult weight).

Is the New Zealand falcon endangered?

The New Zealand falcon’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the New Zealand falcon?

The New Zealand falcon (Falco novaeseelandiae) is a bird in the order Falconiformes and the family Falconidae, genus Falco. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the New Zealand falcon

The New Zealand falcon (Māori: kārearea, kārewarewa, or kāiaia; Falco novaeseelandiae) is New Zealand's only falcon, and one of only four living native and two endemic birds of prey. It is frequently mistaken for the larger and more common swamp harrier. It is the country's most threatened bird of prey, with only around 5000–15000 individuals remaining. Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System the falcon is stable at Threatened, with conservation research needed. The kārearea was voted Bird of the Year winner in the annual Forest & Bird competition in 2012 and again in 2025.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article New Zealand falcon (revision 1374948916), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q756643 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).