North Island saddleback | |
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North Island saddleback on Tiritiri Matangi Island | |
Scientific classification | |
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 | |
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.