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New Zealand Fernbird
Poodytes punctatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Locustellidae — Grassbirds & Allies
New Zealand Fernbird, Poodytes punctatus, is a passerine of New Zealand and nearby islands, reaching the Snares Islands south of the South Island. It is a member of the grassbird family Locustellidae and was first described by Quoy and Gaimard in 1832. The bird is closely tied to wet, shrubby places, including swamps, peat bogs, ponds, plantation areas and temperate shrubland. Its plumage is brown with black streaking, and the tail is long and graduated. The species is also known in Māori as kōtātā or mātātā.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Locustellidae — Grassbirds & Allies
- Breeding range
- Australasia: New Zealand and satellites to Snares Is. (s of South I.)
