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Skull t.png The species Chatham Islands Fernbird is extinct.
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Alternative name: Chatham Fernbird

Poodytes rufescens

Megalurus rufescens

Extinct species
Photo by Chlidonias
Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, New Zealand

Identification

18 cm

  • Dark reddish-brown back
  • Plain underparts
  • Chestnut crest
  • White loral spot

Distribution

Chatham Islands, New Zealand. Last reported 1900

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Sometimes regarded as subspecies of New Zealand Fernbird.

Habitat

Brushland.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet included insects.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Wikipedia
  3. BirdLife International

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