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).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Several views of an adult male moving in trees. Locality Codfish Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand (ssp macrocephala)
Josep del Hoyo 29 January 2013 8 weeks ago 21 sec 3.5 -
A male perched in a tree, calling and preening briefly and then flying off. Locality Upper Hollyford Valley, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand (ssp macrocephala)
Josep del Hoyo 2 February 2013 7 weeks ago 21 sec 3.2 -
A male singing from the interior of tall shrub Locality Tautuku Bay Scenic Reserve, Tautuku, South Island, New Zealand (ssp macrocephala)
Brooke Clibbon 20 November 2005 6 years ago 15 sec 3 -
Brief view of a male moving in a tree. Locality Milford Sound Harbour, Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand (ssp macrocephala)
Josep del Hoyo 3 February 2013 7 weeks ago 12 sec 2.5
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Adult male perched on a branch. This is the yellow-breasted South Island form.
Locality Blue Pools, Makarora, Mount Aspiring National Park, South Island, New Zealand
Martin Främke 30 March 2012 22 weeks ago 3.7 -
Bird sitting on a tree , Ship Creek ,West Coast.
Locality Ship Creek, South Island, New Zealand
Cindywutsch 19 February 2001 12 weeks ago 3.6 -
Male adult
Locality Stewart Island, New Zealand (ssp macrocephala)
Rémi Bigonneau 4 December 2010 1 year ago 3.6 -
Female adult
Locality Stewart Island, New Zealand (ssp macrocephala)
Rémi Bigonneau 3 December 2010 1 year ago 3.6 -
Adult male of the yellow-breasted South Island form perched on a branch.
Locality Blue Pools, Makarora, Mount Aspiring National Park, South Island, New Zealand
Martin Främke 30 March 2012 22 weeks ago 3.5 -
Male close up
Locality Egmont National Park, North Island, New Zealand (ssp toitoi)
Rémi Bigonneau 30 December 2010 1 year ago 3.5
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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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