Chatham Fernbird (Poodytes rufescens)

Other Names (World)
Chatham Fernbird, Chatham Islands Fernbird

Family
Locustellidae (Grasshopper-warblers And Grassbirds)

First Described (Guide)
(Buller, 1869)

Habitat
Subantarctic shrubland.

Range (Guide)

New Zealand (E) (B).

Chatham Islands (New Zealand).

Status EX
Last record was in 1900. Extinction probably due to habitat destruction caused by burning and overgrazing by introduced goats and rabbits, and to predation by cats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of New Zealand Fernbird (Poodytes punctatus).

References
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