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Chatham Islands Fernbird

From Opus

The species Chatham Islands Fernbird is extinct.

Alternative name: Chatham Fernbird

Megalurus rufescens

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[edit] Identification

18 cm. Dark red brown back, plain underparts, chestnut crest, white loral spot.

[edit] Distribution

Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

Sometimes regarded as subspecies of New Zealand Fernbird.

[edit] Habitat

Brushland.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet included insects.

[edit] References

Wikipedia; BirdLife International

[edit] External Links

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