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Rifleman
Ian_M

Rifleman (Acanthisitta chloris)

This endemic is the smallest bird in NZ. This bird was using the nest box provided in a small wooded area near Kaikoura, part of field study by the University of Canterbury.
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Habitat
Forest
Location
Kaikoura, South Island
Date taken
Nov 2004
Scientific name
Acanthisitta chloris
Equipment used
Canon EOS 300D 100-4-- EF Lens
cuckooroller
a.dancy,
This is the nominate race. Measures 7-9 cm. (the male is smaller than the female), and the male weighs ca. 6 grams, the female ca. 7 grams.
 
Marmot
Never heard of these before, I thought it was a nickname for them at first.

A bonny pair.
 

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New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
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