Australasian Robins (Petroicidae)
Tomtit (Petroica macrocephala) - HBW 12, p. 484
French: Miro mésange
German: Maorischnäpper
Spanish: Petroica Carbonera
Other common names: New Zealand Tit/Tomtit, Pied/Yellow-breasted Tit; South Island Tit (macrocephala); White-breasted tit (toitoi); Chatham Island Tit (chathamensis); Auckland Island Tit (marrineri); Black/Snares Tit (dannefaerdi)
Taxonomy: Parus macrocephalus J. F. Gmelin, 1789, Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand.
Forms a species group with P. boodang and P. multicolor. Relationship of nominate race of latter with present species requires investigation. Has been proposed that races should each be elevated to rank of species, for purpose of consistency with treatment accorded to mainland P. australis and its insular derivative P. traversi. Five subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- toitoi (Lesson, 1828) - North I and adjacent islands (Hen and Chickens, Little Barrier, Great Barrier, Kapiti), in N New Zealand.
- macrocephala (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) - South I, Stewart I and outlying islands (including D’Urville, Pickersgill, Resolution, Codfish and South Cape).
- dannefaerdi (Rothschild, 1894) - Snares Is (Snares I, Broughton I).
- toitoi (Lesson, 1828) - North I and adjacent islands (Hen and Chickens, Little Barrier, Great Barrier, Kapiti), in N New Zealand.
- macrocephala (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) - South I, Stewart I and outlying islands (including D’Urville, Pickersgill, Resolution, Codfish and South Cape).
- dannefaerdi (Rothschild, 1894) - Snares Is (Snares I, Broughton I).
- marrineri (Mathews & Iredale, 1913) - Auckland Is (Enderby, Ewing, Rose, Ocean, Adams, Auckland).
- chathamensis C. A. Fleming, 1950 - Chatham Is (Pitt I, Rangatira I, Mangere I, occasionally also Little Mangere I).
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South Island Tomtit. Adult male bird. Locality Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand (ssp macrocephala)
Neil Robertson 31 January 2007 2 years ago 1 min 6 sec 4.7 -
A female moving in the forest, calling several times. Locality Codfish Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand (ssp macrocephala)
Josep del Hoyo 29 January 2013 8 weeks ago 50 sec 4.4 -
Four chicks on a branch waiting for the feeding. Locality Tongariro National Park, North Island, New Zealand (ssp toitoi)
herve jacob 22 November 2011 39 weeks ago 35 sec 4.3 -
front view and side view of male moving in bush, then perched Locality Cascade Creek, Lake Gunn, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand (ssp macrocephala)
Martin Kennewell 25 November 2008 2 years ago 30 sec 4 -
A male feeding on a road with little traffic Locality Ohakune, Tongariro National Park, North Island, New Zealand (ssp toitoi)
Brooke Clibbon 12 November 2005 6 years ago 36 sec 3.7 -
A male moving in a tree. Locality Boundary Stream Mainland Island, North Island, New Zealand (ssp toitoi)
Josep del Hoyo 11 February 2013 5 weeks ago 15 sec 3.5
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Male South Island Tomtit.
Locality Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand (ssp South Island)
Glenda Rees 2 May 2011 1 year ago 4.5 -
Male South Island Tomtit
Locality Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand (ssp South Island)
Glenda Rees 2 May 2011 1 year ago 4.4 -
Adult male of the yellow-breasted South Island form, perched on a log
Locality Blue Pools, Makarora, Mount Aspiring National Park, South Island, New Zealand
Martin Främke 30 March 2012 22 weeks ago 4.3 -
Young tomtit, an endemic bird of New Zealand.
Locality Mavora Lakes, South Island, New Zealand
Glenda Rees 14 February 2011 1 year ago 4.3 -
A bird on a post
Locality Purakaunui Falls, South Island, New Zealand (ssp macrocephala)
Les McNamara 3 January 2013 18 weeks ago 4.2 -
A ruffled juvenile on a rock
Locality South Island, New Zealand (ssp macrocephala)
Les McNamara 24 February 2013 11 weeks ago 4.2
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A bird calling. Locality Upper Hollyford Valley, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand
(ssp macrocephala)
Josep del Hoyo 2 February 2013 7 weeks ago 4 -
A bird singing twice. Locality Upper Hollyford Valley, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand
(ssp macrocephala)
Josep del Hoyo 2 February 2013 7 weeks ago 4 -
Four alarm calls. Locality Codfish Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand
(ssp macrocephala)
Josep del Hoyo 28 January 2013 9 weeks ago 4 -
Calls by a female. Locality Codfish Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand
(ssp macrocephala)
Josep del Hoyo 28 January 2013 9 weeks ago 4 -
A bird singing three times. Locality Ulva Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand
(ssp macrocephala)
Josep del Hoyo 1 February 2013 7 weeks ago 3
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