A secretive warbler found only in New Zealand, with dark streaked plumage.
Megalurus punctatus, family Sylviidae
‘There are fernbirds and tomtits that should also return.’
- ‘Fernbirds tend to weave their way through low vegetation and only rarely fly from cover.’
- ‘The survival of fernbird will be ensured by the purchase of a block of land in the valley, the Conservation Minister said today.’