New Zealand Wrens (Acanthisittidae)
Rifleman (Acanthisitta chloris) - HBW 9, p. 472
French: Xénique grimpeur
German: Grünschlupfer
Spanish: Acantisita Verdoso
Other common names: Alpine Rifleman, Rifleman Wren; North Island Rifleman (granti); South Island Rifleman (chloris)
Taxonomy: Sitta chloris Sparrman, 1787, “Cape of Good Hope”; error = Queen Charlotte Sound, South Island, New Zealand.
Morphological differences between races minor and poorly understood; further study needed. Supposedly larger, more yellowish birds in SW of range (Fiordland) described as race citrina, but considered indistinguishable from nominate. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- granti Mathews & Iredale, 1913 - North I and outliers, New Zealand.
- chloris (Sparrman, 1787) - South I, Stewart I and outliers.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male and a female (streaked back) foraging over the moss, emiting contact calls. Locality Lake Gunn, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand (ssp chloris)
Josep del Hoyo 3 February 2013 11 weeks ago 38 sec 4.7 -
A female on the ground, then a male preening on a branch Locality Haast, South Island, New Zealand (ssp chloris)
herve jacob 31 October 2011 45 weeks ago 24 sec 4.5 -
A male foraging on a mossy undergrowth, emiting soft whistles. Locality Lake Gunn, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand (ssp chloris)
Josep del Hoyo 3 February 2013 11 weeks ago 33 sec 4.3 -
male actively searching trees for food, wing flicking constantly Locality Historic Bridle Track, Haast, South Island, New Zealand (ssp chloris)
Martin Kennewell 24 November 2008 3 years ago 37 sec 4.2 -
A male looking for food on the moss. Locality Lake Gunn, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand (ssp chloris)
Josep del Hoyo 3 February 2013 11 weeks ago 39 sec 4.1 -
A female on a branch. Locality Mount Aspiring National Park, South Island, New Zealand (ssp chloris )
herve jacob 1 November 2011 44 weeks ago 9 sec 4 -
active female in trees, finishes with a pooh Locality Historic Bridle Track, Haast, South Island, New Zealand (ssp chloris)
Martin Kennewell 24 November 2008 3 years ago 19 sec 3.7 -
A pair visiting an actual or possible nest site. Locality Tiritiri Matangi Island, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand (ssp granti)
Peter Fraser 11 November 2009 3 years ago 17 sec 3.6 -
A bird moving in a tree and feeding on a flower. Locality Ulva Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand (ssp chloris)
Josep del Hoyo 1 February 2013 12 weeks ago 27 sec 3.5 -
A bird moving in a tree (repeated at 33% speed at the end). Locality Codfish Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand (ssp chloris)
Josep del Hoyo 29 January 2013 13 weeks ago 23 sec 3.5 -
male actively feeding in lichen covered trees, final brief view of it preening Locality Historic Bridle Track, Haast, South Island, New Zealand (ssp chloris)
Martin Kennewell 24 November 2008 3 years ago 37 sec 3.5 -
A female foraging on a trunk and flying away. Locality Boundary Stream Mainland Island, North Island, New Zealand (ssp granti)
Josep del Hoyo 11 February 2013 9 weeks ago 18 sec 3.3 -
two brief views of a female Locality Historic Bridle Track, Haast, South Island, New Zealand (ssp chloris)
Martin Kennewell 24 November 2008 3 years ago 5 sec 3 -
A bird showing feeding behaviour, characteristically working its way up a tree Locality Knobs Flat, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand (ssp chloris)
Brooke Clibbon 24 November 2005 6 years ago 32 sec 2.7
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