| North Island saddleback | |
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| North Island saddleback on Tiritiri Matangi Island | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Callaeidae |
| Genus: | Philesturnus |
| Species: | P. rufusater
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| Binomial name | |
| Philesturnus rufusater (Lesson, 1828)
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Islands and sanctuaries where North Island saddlebacks are present
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| Synonyms | |
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Philesturnus carunculatus rufusater | |
The North Island saddleback (Philesturnus rufusater) is a forest-dwelling passerine bird species endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. It was once considered conspecific with the South Island saddleback.[3] The IUCN lists the species as Near Threatened, while it is listed as a "recovering" species in the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[1][2] Saddlebacks are known in Māori as tīeke.
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2018). "Philesturnus rufusater". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T103730503A132191453. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T103730503A132191453.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Robertson, Hugh A.; Baird, Karen; Dowding, John E.; Elliott, Graeme P.; Hitchmough, Rodney A.; Miskelly, Colin M.; McArthur, Nikki; O'Donnell, Colin F. J.; Sagar, Paul M.; Scofield, R. Paul; Taylor, Graeme A. (2017). New Zealand Threat Classification Series (PDF) (Report). 19. Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation.
- ^ Heather, Barrie & Robertson, Hugh (1996). The Field Guide to the Birds of New Zealand. Viking. pp. 418–419. ISBN 0-670-86911-2.