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Inquisitive Bush Robin
An adult North Island Robin (Toutouwai) also known as a bush robin, Zealandia, New Zealand. The adult has a distinctive pale white chest and belly and a white patch above the bill. Toutouwai are one of New Zealand's most fearless and curious birds and this goes a long way to explain how the introduction or rats and stoats decimated their numbers (they are not seen in large areas of the North Island aside from predator-free sanctuaries such as Zealandia). This bird landed within a few metres of me as I was sizing up forest floor mushrooms and allowed a close-up portrait. Earlier another bird had landed on my leg as I was prone on the ground framing fungi. They are particularly interested in you scuffing up the ground litter for them so they can swoop in and feast on small worms and insects.
Inquisitive Bush Robin
An adult North Island Robin (Toutouwai) also known as a bush robin, Zealandia, New Zealand. The adult has a distinctive pale white chest and belly and a white patch above the bill. Toutouwai are one of New Zealand's most fearless and curious birds and this goes a long way to explain how the introduction or rats and stoats decimated their numbers (they are not seen in large areas of the North Island aside from predator-free sanctuaries such as Zealandia). This bird landed within a few metres of me as I was sizing up forest floor mushrooms and allowed a close-up portrait. Earlier another bird had landed on my leg as I was prone on the ground framing fungi. They are particularly interested in you scuffing up the ground litter for them so they can swoop in and feast on small worms and insects.