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South Island Saddleback (Philesturnus carunculatus)

South Island Saddleback (Philesturnus carunculatus) - South Island Juvenile
South Island Saddleback (Philesturnus carunculatus) - South Island Juvenile

About South Island Saddleback (Philesturnus carunculatus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Perching Birds
  • Family: New Zealand Wattlebirds

The South Island saddleback or tīeke is a forest-dwelling passerine bird in the New Zealand wattlebird family which is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. Both the North Island saddleback and this species were formerly considered conspecific. The Department of Conservation currently has the South Island saddleback listed as At Risk--Declining.

Lifelists

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Visits

  • 2012-01-03
    Stewart Island, New Zealand
    Image from 2012-01-03
  • 2012-01-22
    Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand