South Island saddleback
| South Island saddleback | |
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| Not recognized (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Subclass: | Neornithes |
| Infraclass: | Neognathae |
| Superorder: | Neoaves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Suborder: | Passeri |
| Infraorder: | Passerida |
| Family: | Callaeidae |
| Genus: | Philesturnus |
| Species: | P. carunculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Philesturnus carunculatus (Gmelin, 1789) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Creadion carunculatus | |
The South Island saddleback (Philesturnus carunculatus) is a forest bird which is endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. Both the North Island saddleback and this species were formerly considered conspecific.
Today, thanks to careful management by DOC, the South Island saddleback population is about 700, spread over eleven small islands, from the original 36 birds transferred from Big South Cape Island.
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