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Rifleman (Acanthisitta chloris)

These birds are tiny and very hard to get a photograph of them. I was lucky to get this one when they were liberated at Cape Kidnappers.
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Habitat
Bush
Location
Cape Kidnappers
Date taken
9 February 2010
Scientific name
Acanthisitta chloris
Equipment used
Canon 7D + Canon 100-400 5.6 zoom lens
drkishore
What a name for this rare bird.....Well taken in a superb setting!!! Thanks for sharing this Gem Rookery!!!
 
mali
Rifleman Henry? Lovely capture of this bonnie wee bird, well done Dick...Hazel's brother is a muso, and years ago he wrote a song called "Rifleman Henry".
 

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New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
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