- Chatham Island Tomtit
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Chatham Island Tomtit 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 Island 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 Island 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. http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/ObjectDetails.aspx?oid=632037. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ^ chathams.co.nz
External links
Categories:- Birds of New Zealand
- Petroica
- Birds of the Chatham Islands
- Animals described in 2008
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