Rifleman/titi pounamu

November 2016

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November 2016

A juvenile rifleman on the side of a tree trunk – their favourite foraging spot. Photo: Matthew Winter
Use your peripheral vision to spot the rifleman, New Zealand’s smallest bird The male rifleman (titi pounamu), at a mere 6g in weight, claims the title of being New Zealand’s smallest bird. Little wonder they are difficult to spot – compounded by the fact they spend most of their time fairly high up in the […]
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