11001-80105 Snares fernbird (Bowdleria caudata) on nest in amongst Asplenium fern. Endemic to the Snares where it is the most abundant landbird, and confident on the ground - feeding in crowded penguin colonies, entering seabird burrows, and perching on slumbering sealions. It is a larger bird with a longer tail than its mainland cousins. Snares Island *
DSC_7274 Snares fernbird (Bowdleria caudata) feeding in the canopy of a Snares tree daisy (Brachyglottis stewartiae). Endemic to the Snares, where it is the most abundant landbird, and confident on the ground - feeding in crowded penguin colonies, entering seabird burrows, and perching on slumbering sealions. It is a larger bird with a longer tail than its mainland cousins. Snares Island *
11001-83116 Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis lateralis) feeding on kowhai nectar. First recorded here in 1832, and recorded breeding in 1856, the silvereye is now abundant throughout New Zealand. This subspecies hails from southeastern Australia and Tasmania *
