South Island saddleback
South Island saddleback | |
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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 | |
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 the Department of Conservation (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.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Philesturnus carunculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
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