Chatham Tomtit
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Chatham Tomtit | |
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Conservation status | |
Endangered[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Petroicidae |
Genus: | Petroica |
Species: | P. macrocephala |
Subspecies: | P. m. chathamensis |
Trinomial name | |
Petroica macrocephala chathamensis (Myers, Espinosa, Parr, Jones, Hammond, and Dewey, 2008)[2] | |
The Chatham Tomtit (Petroica macrocephala chathamensis) is a subspecies of Tomtit found on some of the smaller islands of New Zealand. It is most similar in plumage to the South Island Tomtit, the nominate subspecies.[3] The New Zealand government is implementing a plan to help this species and other bird species recover.[4] The holotype is in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[5]
Distribution
The Chatham Tomtit has been extinct on Chatham Island since the 1970s. This subspecies now has a population of about 1,000 birds and is currently restricted to the rat-free islands of Rangatira, Mangere and Pitt.[6]
References
- ↑ Terranature.org
- ↑ Animaldiversity of UMich.edu
- ↑ Govt.nz
- ↑ Govt.nz
- ↑ "Petroica macrocephala chathamensis; holotype". Collections Online. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ↑ chathams.co.nz
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