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Passeriformes / Callaeidae / Philesturnus

North Island Saddleback

Philesturnus rufusater

IUCN: Near Threatened

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Callaeidae
Genus
Philesturnus

Distribution

formerly widespread on North Island (New Zealand); by 1950s confined to Hen Island, now introduced to and has colonzied additional outlying islands

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.