Rifleman

Acanthisitta chloris

New Zealand’s smallest bird. Tiny endemic wren with fragmented distribution across both islands. Often found in patches of mature forest and scrub. Constantly moving across tree trunks and within the canopy. More common in higher-altitude beech forest. Males are smaller, with bright green on the head and back. Females are mainly yellowish-brown. Note the short wings, the stumpy tail, and the slender, upturned black bill. Utters an almost constant high-frequency “zipt,” “pip,” or “chuck” calls while foraging that are often inaudible to people. Distinguished from South Island Wren by smaller size and shorter legs; rarely feeds on forest floor. Habitats unlikely to overlap.

识别特征

A rifleman is an infantry soldier armed with a rifled long gun. Although the rifleman role had its origin with 16th century hand cannoneers and 17th century musketeers, the term originated in the 18th century with the introduction of the rifled musket. By the mid-19th century, entire regiments of riflemen were formed and became the mainstay of all standard infantry, and rifleman became a generic term for any common infantryman.

分类信息

Genus: Acanthisitta; Family: Acanthisittidae; Order: Passeriformes.

学名
Acanthisitta chloris
命名信息
(Sparrman, 1787)
Passeriformes
Acanthisittidae
Acanthisitta

分布与栖息地

迁徙
Resident species

行为

Migration pattern: Resident species.

保护状况

Population trend: declining.

种群趋势
declining

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分布

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