The listed plants provide nectar and/or berries enjoyed by birds. Create a garden which encourages birds as inhabitants and visitors by planting these along with other trees and shrubs. Such a garden not only provides food in the form of nectar and fruits but creates an environment suitable for insects which in turn attract insect feeding birds such as Grey Warblers, Fantails, Moreporks, and Tuis.
Why attract birds?
The creating of a bird friendly environment in cities, towns and in the countryside will ensure that New Zealanders, now and in the future, are able to enjoy their unique bird life.
NECTAR SOURCES FOR BIRDS
Nectar eating birds include White-eyes, Bellbirds, Tuis.
| Botanical Name | Common Name | Size | Flowering Time |
| Clianthus puniceus | Kaka Beak | Shrub | Late winter early spring |
| Fuchsia excorticata | Konini | Small tree | Spring |
| Knightia excelsa | Rewarewa | Large tree | Spring |
| Metrosideros carminea | Crimson rata | Climber | Spring |
| Metrosideros excelsa | Pohutukawa | Large tree | Summer |
| Metrosideros fulgens | Orange Rata | Climber | Summer |
| Met. kermadecensis | Pohutukawa | Large tree | All year |
| Met. robusta | Northern Rata | Large Tree | Summer |
| Met. umbellata | Southern Rata | Large tree | Summer |
| Pittosporum eugenioides | Tarata | Small tree | Spring |
| Phormium cookianum | Flax | 1.5m+ | Early summer |
| Phormium Green Dwarf | Flax | 1m | Early summer |
| Phormium tenax | Flax | 2m | Summer |
| Sophora Dragons Gold | Kowhai | Shrub | Late winter |
| Sophora microphylla | Kowhai | Small Tree | Spring |
| Sophora tetraptera | Kowhai | Small Tree | Srping |
| Tecomanthe speciosa | Climber | Winter | |
| Vitex lucens | Puriri | Large Tree | All year |
BERRY AND SEED SOURCES FOR BIRDS
Berry and seed eating birds include Tuis, White eyes, Native pigeons, Bell birds, Kakariki
| Botanical Name | Common Name | Size | Fruiting Time |
| Aristotelia serrata | Wineberry | Small tree | Summer |
| Beilschmiedia tawa | Tawa | Large tree | Summer |
| Beilschmiedia taraire | Taraire | Large tree | Autumn |
| Coprosma grandifolia | Paureka | Shrub | Autumn |
| Coprosma lucida | Karamu | Shrub | Autumn |
| Coprosma propinqua | Shrub | Autumn | |
| Coprosma repens | Taupata | Shrub | Autumn |
| Coprosma robusta | Karamu | Shrub | Autumn |
| Corokia species and cultivars | Corokia | Shrubs | Autumn |
| Corynocarpus laevigatus | Karaka | Large tree | Late summer |
| Dacrycarpus dacrydioides | Kahikatea | Large tree | Late summer |
| Dysoxylum spectabile | Kohekohe | Large tree | Winter |
| Fuchsia excorticata | Konini | Med. tree | Summer |
| Hedycarya arborea | Pigeonwood | Small tree | Summer |
| Macropiper excelsum | Kawakawa | Shrub | Late summer |
| Melicope ternata | Wharangi | Small tree | Summer |
| Melicytus lanceolatus | Mahoewao | Small tree | Autumn |
| Melicytus ramiflorus | Mahoe | Small tree | Autumn |
| Myrsine australis | Mapou | Shrub | Late Summer |
| Nestegis species | Maire | Med.tree | Winter |
| Passiflora tetrandra | Passionfruit | Climber | Summer |
| Pennantia corymbosa | Kaikamako | Med. tree | Summer |
| Pittosporum species | Small trees | Autumn | |
| Podocarpus totara | Totara | Large tree | Summer |
| Prumnopitys ferruginea | Miro | Large tree | Winter |
| Prumnopitys taxifolia | Matai | Large tree | Late summer |
| Pseudopanax species | Large shrubs | Summer-Autumn | |
| Schefflera digitata | Pate | Small tree | Autumn |
| Vitex Lucens | Puriri | Large tree | Year round |