Saddleback (bird)
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The saddlebacks or tīeke are two species of New Zealand birds of the family Callaeidae. Both are glossy black with a chestnut saddle. Their taxonomic family is also known as that of the "wattlebirds"
North Island saddleback with neck arched, showing wattles
Saddleback looking for insects
Adult in front, young of South Island species at rear (from Walter Buller's Birds of New Zealand)
Kōkako
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Kōkako are two species of forest bird in the genus Callaeas which are endemic to New Zealand, the endangered North Island kōkako and the presumed extinct South Island kōkako. They are both slate-grey
North Island kōkako, closeup of head showing blue wattles
A kōkako about to be released in the Hunua Ranges near Auckland
Tokoeka