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Where to see the Stitchbird

Notiomystis cincta · bird · Notiomystidae

Stitchbird (Notiomystis cincta) is recorded in 18 protected areas and wildlife sites across 1 country in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are Tiritiri Matangi Island Scientific Reserve (New Zealand), Zealandia (New Zealand) and Kapiti Island Nature Reserve (New Zealand).

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Stitchbird
Photo: Geoff McKay from Palmerston North, New Zealand (CC BY 2.0)

Where is the best place to see the Stitchbird?

Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the Stitchbird are Tiritiri Matangi Island Scientific Reserve (New Zealand), Zealandia (New Zealand) and Kapiti Island Nature Reserve (New Zealand).

Top 18 places for the Stitchbird

#PlaceCountryGBIF recordsYearsEvidence
1Tiritiri Matangi Island Scientific ReserveNew Zealand3,5791995–2026Recorded on GBIF
2ZealandiaNew Zealand2,3342005–2026Recorded on GBIF
3Kapiti Island Nature ReserveNew Zealand1,0271992–2026Recorded on GBIF
4Kapiti Marine ReserveNew Zealand4701993–2026Recorded on GBIF
5Wrights Hill Recreation ReserveNew Zealand4352005–2026Recorded on GBIF
6Tiritiri Matangi Seafloor Protection AreaNew Zealand2412000–2026Recorded on GBIF
7Te Hauturu-o-Toi / Little Barrier Island Nature ReserveNew Zealand2381874–2024Recorded on GBIF
8Rotokare Scenic ReserveNew Zealand2252017–2026Recorded on GBIF
9Sanctuary Mountain MaungatautariNew Zealand1822009–2024Recorded on GBIF
10Shakespear Regional ParkNew Zealand1702020–2026Recorded on GBIF
11Tiritiri Matangi High Protection AreaNew Zealand1292001–2025Recorded on GBIF
12Wrights Hill ReserveNew Zealand712006–2025Recorded on GBIF
13Kāpiti Island North Nature ReserveNew Zealand162012–2024Recorded on GBIF
14Ark in the ParkNew Zealand82005–2009Recorded on GBIF
15Waitākere Ranges Regional ParkNew Zealand82005–2009Recorded on GBIF
16Tāwharanui Regional ParkNew Zealand42020–2024Recorded on GBIF
17Pūkaha National Wildlife CentreNew Zealand32005–2016Recorded on GBIF
18Pukaha / Mount Bruce National Wildlife Centre ReserveNew Zealand32005–2016Recorded on GBIF

In our guides

Read the full species account in our New Zealand guide.

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Photo: Geoff McKay from Palmerston North, New Zealand, CC BY 2.0.

GBIF downloads: New Zealand.

Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.