Callaeidae
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Callaeidae (sometimes Callaeatidae) is a family of passerine birds endemic to New Zealand. It contains three genera, with five species in the family. One species, the huia, became extinct early in the 20th century, while the South Island kokako is critically endangered and may be extinct.
Although sometimes known as wattled crows, they are not corvids and are only distantly related to crows - New Zealand wattlebirds is the informal name for this family used by the scientific community.[1]
Biology and evolution
They are ground-dwelling songbirds, 26–38 cm in length. They inhabit dense forests, where they feed on insects. They have strong legs and featherless wattles behind the bill. Their wings are rounded and unusually weak, giving them very limited powers of flight. They are monogamous and maintain permanent territories.[2]
These birds seem to be remnants of an early expansion of passerines to New Zealand. Their only close relative is the stitchbird.[3]
The phylogenetic relationships between the species shown below is based on a study published in 2022. The South Island saddleback (Philesturnus carunculatus) was not sampled.[4]
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Species
- Genus Callaeas
- North Island kokako, Callaeas wilsoni
- South Island kokako, Callaeas cinereus (possibly extinct)
- Genus Philesturnus
- North Island saddleback, Philesturnus rufusater
- South Island saddleback, Philesturnus carunculatus
- Genus Heteralocha
- Huia, Heteralocha acutirostris (extinct)
Gallery
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Huia, Heteralocha acutirostris (extinct) -
North Island kokako, Callaeas wilsoni -
South Island saddleback
Philesturnus carunculatus -
North Island saddleback
Philesturnus rufusater
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References
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- ^ Higgins, P.J. & J.M. Peter (eds) 2002. Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Volume 6: Pardalotes to Shrike-thrushes. Oxford University Press, Melbourne. Template:ISBN
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lindsey, Terence (1991). Forshaw, Joseph (ed.). Encyclopaedia of Animals: Birds. London: Merehurst Press. p. 225. ISBN 1-85391-186-0.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ewen, John G.; Flux, Ian; Ericson, Per G. P.; et al. (2006). "Systematic affinities of two enigmatic New Zealand passerines of high conservation priority, the hihi or stitchbird Notiomystis cincta and the kokako Callaeas cinerea". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 40 (1): 281–284. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.01.026. PMID 16527495.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gibb, Gillian C.; Shepherd, Lara D. (2022). "Recent evolution of extreme sexual dimorphism in the huia (Heteralocha acutirostris; Callaeidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 175 107575. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107575.
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