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Philesturnus carunculatus

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q760674
Philesturnus carunculatus
Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[1]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[2]
  • Parent taxon: Philesturnus[3]
  • Endemic to: New Zealand[4]
  • Taxon name: Philesturnus carunculatus[5]
  • Original combination: Sturnus carunculatus[6]
  • Has characteristic: oviparity[7]
  • Taxon common name: South Island saddleback[8], Südinsel-Sattelvogel[9], Tieke de Isla Sur[10], tieke de l'illa del Sud[11], laločník sedlatý[12], lõunatieke[13], Sadelflikfugl[14], Тико[15], セアカホオダレムクドリ[16], Saddelryg[17], tiiki[18], nyerges madár[19], kurobród siodłaty[20], laločník tieko[21]
  • Different from: Tieke[22]
  • Mass: 81 g[23], 69 g[24]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[25]
  • Litter size: 2[26]
  • Egg incubation period: 20 day[27]
  • Diel cycle: diurnality[28]
  • NZTCS conservation status: recovering[29]

Related Entities

New Zealand

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of the World. wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of the World. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Out of the dark: 350 million years of conservatism and evolution in diel activity patterns in vertebrates. wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nztcs conservation status → recovering
    Egg incubation period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+20'}
    Litter size → {'amount': '+2'}
    Diel cycle → diurnality
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