Tīeke / Saddleback

Philesturnus rufusater

Bounced back from near-extinction — down to 36 birds on one island, now thriving on sanctuaries.

Listen — Tīeke / Saddleback

A short video for this bird is coming soon — new species daily on YouTube.

Photo: JJ Harrison, “North Island Saddleback 0A2A0096” · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source. Resized for this site.

Audio: © Crown Copyright / Department of Conservation (NZ), “North island saddleback song” · CC BY 4.0 · source. Re-encoded to AAC.