The Fernbird (Mātātā)

Learn all about the Fernbird (Mātātā)! A New Zealand endemic species that is more often heard than seen! Follow me on instagram: matt.rossella Support the podcast: patreon.com/blurbs439 References: Anderson, S., & Ogden, J. (2003). The bird community of Kaitoke wetland, Great Barrier Island. Notornis, 50(4), 201-210. Best, H. A. (1973). The biology of the Snares fernbird, Bowdleria punctata caudata (Buller, 1894). Best, H. A. (1979). Food and foraging behaviour of the Snares fernbird. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 6(3), 481-488. Hill, S. D., Bishop, C., & Landers, T. J. (2015). Avian biodiversity in the coastal wetlands of the Okahukura Peninsula. New Zealand journal of zoology, 42(1), 44-50. Olson, S. L. (1990). Osteology and systematics of the fernbirds (Bowdleria: Sylviidae). Notornis. O’Donnell, C. F., Clapperton, B. K., & Monks, J. M. (2015). Impacts of introduced mammalian predators on indigenous birds of freshwater wetlands in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 39(1), 19-33. Parker, K. A. (2002). Ecology and management of North Island fernbird (Bowdleria punctata vealeae) (Doctoral dissertation, University of Auckland). Van Klink, P., Kemp, J., & O'Donnell, C. F. J. (2013). The effect of aerial application of 1080 cereal baits on radio-tagged South Island fernbirds (Bowdleria punctata punctata). New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 40(2), 145-153. Books used for research: Birdstories - Geoff Norman Birds New Zealand (beauty like no other) - Paul Gibson Complete Book of New Zealand Birds - Readers Digest The Brilliance of Birds - Skye Wishart and Edin Whitehead Support the show