Tomtit
Passerine species of bird native to New Zealand / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Royal Air Force aircraft of the 1920s, see Hawker Tomtit.
The tomtit (Petroica macrocephala) is a small passerine bird in the family Petroicidae, the Australasian robins. It is endemic to the islands of New Zealand, ranging across the main islands as well as several of the outlying islands. In the Māori language, the North Island tomtit is known as miromiro and the South Island tomtit is known as ngirungiru.[2] This bird has several other Māori and English names as well. There are several subspecies showing considerable variation in plumage and size. The species is not threatened and has adapted to the changes made to New Zealand's biodiversity.
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Tomtit | |
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North Island subspecies (male) | |
South Island subspecies (male) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Infraorder: | Passerides |
Family: | Petroicidae |
Genus: | Petroica |
Species: | P. macrocephala |
Binomial name | |
Petroica macrocephala (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | |
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