juvenile tieke - South Island saddleback - Philesturnus carunculatus

A juvenile bird lacking the distinctive orange saddle of the adult. Photographed on Ulva Island.
The South Island saddleback (conservation status, recovering), along with its North Island sister species, is one of the most recognisable bird species in New Zealand due to its bold plumage markings, loud vocalisations and distinctive orange-red wattles. This endemic species is most famous for being saved from extinction in 1964, when 36 birds were translocated from rat-infested Big South Cape Island (off Stewart Island) to nearby Big and Kaimohu Islands. This was the first time that a rescue translocation had prevented a species from becoming extinct anywhere in the world. Descendents from the original translocated populations have since been introduced or reintroduced to numerous other sites (mainly offshore islands) and South Island saddlebacks are no longer at a high risk of extinction. Saddlebacks are in the endemic New Zealand ‘wattlebird’ family (Callaeidae), along with kokako and the extinct huia - www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz

Taken on: January 31, 2015

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Sets appears in: • Rakiura/Stewart Island NZ Jan-Feb 2015 • Tieke (the saddleback) more » • Native Birds of New Zealand « less

Camera: Canon EOS 7D, 1/160 sec, 400mm, ISO 4000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	400mm
ISO:	4000
Exposure Bias:	+2 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	QuickTime 7.7.3
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