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Tiny Titipounamu
A female Titipounamu (European name Rifleman - Acanthisitta chloris), Zealandia Ecosanctuary, Wellington, New Zealand. The Titipounamu is New Zealand's smallest bird weighing 6-7 grams (0.21oz). Titipounamu chatter in a very high-pitched 'buzzing' that is out of the hearing range of some people. They are also hard to sight in thick forest given their size and plumage colour. Sixty banded birds were relocated to Zealandia in early 2009.
Tiny Titipounamu
A female Titipounamu (European name Rifleman - Acanthisitta chloris), Zealandia Ecosanctuary, Wellington, New Zealand. The Titipounamu is New Zealand's smallest bird weighing 6-7 grams (0.21oz). Titipounamu chatter in a very high-pitched 'buzzing' that is out of the hearing range of some people. They are also hard to sight in thick forest given their size and plumage colour. Sixty banded birds were relocated to Zealandia in early 2009.