Chatham tomtit

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Subspecies of bird

title: "Chatham tomtit" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["petroica", "birds-of-the-chatham-islands", "birds-described-in-2008"] description: "Subspecies of bird" topic_path: "general/petroica" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_tomtit" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Subspecies of bird ::

| name = Chatham tomtit | image = Petroica macrocephala chathamensis 122326540.jpg | image_caption = | status = NE | status_system = NZTCS | status_ref = | genus = Petroica | species = macrocephala | species_link = Tomtit | subspecies = chathamensis | authority = (CA Fleming, 1950)

The Chatham tomtit (Petroica macrocephala chathamensis) is a subspecies of tomtit found on some of the smaller islands of New Zealand. It is most similar in plumage to the South Island tomtit, the nominate subspecies. The New Zealand government is implementing a plan to help this species and other bird species recover. The holotype is in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.

Distribution

The Chatham tomtit has been extinct on Chatham Island since the 1970s. This subspecies now has a population of about 1,000 birds and is currently restricted to the rat-free islands of Rangatira, Mangere and Pitt.

References

References

  1. [http://terranature.org/nativeBirds_list.htm Terranature.org]
  2. [http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/TSRP46.pdf Govt.nz]
  3. [http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/TSRP46.pdf Govt.nz]
  4. "Petroica macrocephala chathamensis; holotype". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
  5. [http://www.chathams.co.nz/content/view/307/96/ chathams.co.nz] {{webarchive. link. (May 25, 2010)

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