South Island rifleman (2/4)
A tiny female South Island rifleman on a fiercely thorny native matagouri bush. This bird is moulting heavily — shedding old worn feathers and growing a new set ready for winter.
- Scientific name
- Acanthisitta chloris chloris
- Common names
- rifleman, tītitipounamu, titipounamu
- Location
- Avoca River, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Photo ID
- 24620
- Tags
- Acanthisitta chloris, Acanthisitta chloris chloris, Acanthisittidae, behavior, Canterbury Region, Discaria toumatou, female, matagouri, molting, moulting, New Zealand, Passeriformes, passerine, perching bird, Rhamnaceae, Rosales, songbird, South Island, South Island rifleman, titipounamu, tītitipounamu, Tracheophyta, tūmatakuri, tūmatakuru, vascular plants
- Albums
Powered by Piwigo