New Zealand Wattlebirds

South Island Saddleback

Philesturnus carunculatus

The South Island Saddleback (Philesturnus carunculatus) is a 75 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

New Zealand Wattlebirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

75 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

1

Recorded in New Zealand.

Photo: (c) Rob Foster, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist