Callaeidae Totally Explained

Everything about Callaeidae totally explained

The small bird family Callaeidae (also named in some sources as Callaeatidae) is endemic to New Zealand. It contains three monotypic genera; of the three species in the family, only two survive and one of them, the Kokako, is an endangered species. A third, the Huia became extinct early in the 20th century.
The Callaeidae are often known as wattlebirds, a term that leads to confusion, as there are other, unrelated species with this same name, notably the large Australian wattlebirds of the family Meliphagidae, which are honeyeaters. For this reason New Zealand Wattlebirds is the informal name for this family used by the scientific community.
These birds seem to be remnants of an early expansion of passerines to New Zealand. They have no close relatives except the stitchbird, and their more distant relationships are likewise still unknown

ORDER PASSERIFORMES
- (many other families)
- Family Callaeidae
  - Kokako, Callaeas cinerea
  - Tieke, or Saddleback, Philesturnus carunculatus (formerly Creadion carunculatus)
  - Huia, Heteralocha acuitirostris (extinct)

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