North Island saddleback
| North Island saddleback | |
|---|---|
| North Island saddleback on Tiritiri Matangi Island | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Callaeidae |
| Genus: | Philesturnus |
| Species: | P. rufusater |
| Binomial name | |
| Philesturnus rufusater (Lesson, 1828) | |
Islands and sanctuaries where North Island saddlebacks are present | |
| Synonyms | |
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Philesturnus carunculatus rufusater | |
The North Island saddleback (Philesturnus rufusater) is a forest-dwelling passerine bird species endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. It was once considered conspecific with the South Island saddleback. The IUCN lists the species as Near Threatened, while it is listed as a "relict" species in the New Zealand Threat Classification System. Saddlebacks are known in Māori as tīeke.