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New Zealand Fernbird (New Zealand)
Poodytes punctatus [punctatus] (= Poodytes punctatus punctatus) (Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP 1832)
The New Zealand fernbird or simply fernbird is an insectivorous bird endemic to New Zealand. In the Māori language, it is named kōtātā or mātātā. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Locustellidae
Genus:
Poodytes
Scientific:
Poodytes punctatus punctatus
Original description
Citation:
(Quoy, JRC; Gaimard, JP 1832)
Reference:
Voy. Astrolabe [Dumont D'Urville], Zool.
1 p.255 Atlas Ois. pl.18 fig.3
Imprint year:
1830
Protonym:
Synallaxis punctata
Type locality:
Tasman Bay, South Island.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18512#page/313/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
5CB472D15DC9F046
Avibase ID:
avibase-5CB472D1
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/5CB472D1
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 925630
English:
New Zealand Fernbird [punctatus]
Bulgarian:
Новозеландски папратов певец [Група punctatus]
Catalan:
camperol de Nova Zelanda [grup punctatus]
Danish:
Newzealandsk Sumpsanger (Almindelig)
German:
Farnsänger [punctatus-Gruppe]
Spanish:
Yerbera Maorí (grupo punctatus)
Spanish (Spain):
Yerbera maorí (grupo punctatus)
Finnish:
uudenseelanninkerttunen (punctatus- ryhmä)
French:
Mégalure matata [punctatus]
Croatian:
novozelandski cvrčić [punctatus grupa]
Icelandic:
Burknasöngvari [punctatus hópur]
Japanese (romaji):
shidasekka (punctatus guru-pu)
Japanese:
シダセッカ（punctatus グループ）
Dutch:
(Nieuw-Zeelandse) varenvogel
Norwegian:
bregnesanger (punctatus gr.)
Polish:
kępaczek plamisty [gr. punctatus]
Portuguese (Portugal):
erveira-maori [grupo punctatus]
Russian:
Новозеландская котата [группа punctatus]
Slovak:
svrkavec matata (skup.)
Serbian:
Novozelandski papratni cvrčić
Swedish:
nyzeeländsk gräsfågel [gruppen punctatus]
Turkish:
Yeni Zelanda eğrelti bülbülü [punctatus grubu]
Ukrainian:
Матата строкатобока [група punctatus]
New Zealand Fernbird [punctatus]
Bulgarian:
Новозеландски папратов певец [Група punctatus]
Catalan:
camperol de Nova Zelanda [grup punctatus]
Danish:
Newzealandsk Sumpsanger (Almindelig)
German:
Farnsänger [punctatus-Gruppe]
Spanish:
Yerbera Maorí (grupo punctatus)
Spanish (Spain):
Yerbera maorí (grupo punctatus)
Finnish:
uudenseelanninkerttunen (punctatus- ryhmä)
French:
Mégalure matata [punctatus]
Croatian:
novozelandski cvrčić [punctatus grupa]
Icelandic:
Burknasöngvari [punctatus hópur]
Japanese (romaji):
shidasekka (punctatus guru-pu)
Japanese:
シダセッカ（punctatus グループ）
Dutch:
(Nieuw-Zeelandse) varenvogel
Norwegian:
bregnesanger (punctatus gr.)
Polish:
kępaczek plamisty [gr. punctatus]
Portuguese (Portugal):
erveira-maori [grupo punctatus]
Russian:
Новозеландская котата [группа punctatus]
Slovak:
svrkavec matata (skup.)
Serbian:
Novozelandski papratni cvrčić
Swedish:
nyzeeländsk gräsfågel [gruppen punctatus]
Turkish:
Yeni Zelanda eğrelti bülbülü [punctatus grubu]
Ukrainian:
Матата строкатобока [група punctatus]
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): New Zealand Fernbird [punctatus] ( Poodytes punctatus [punctatus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): New Zealand Fernbird [punctatus] ( Poodytes punctatus [punctatus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): New Zealand Fernbird [punctatus] ( Poodytes punctatus [punctatus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): New Zealand Fernbird [punctatus] ( Poodytes punctatus [punctatus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): New Zealand Fernbird [nominate] ( Megalurus punctatus [punctatus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): New Zealand Fernbird [nominate] ( Megalurus punctatus [punctatus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): New Zealand Fernbird [nominate] ( Poodytes punctatus [punctatus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): New Zealand Fernbird [nominate] ( Poodytes punctatus [punctatus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): New Zealand Fernbird [nominate] ( Poodytes punctatus [punctatus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): New Zealand Fernbird [nominate] ( Poodytes punctatus [punctatus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): New Zealand Fernbird [nominate] ( Poodytes punctatus [punctatus]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): New Zealand Fernbird [nominate] ( Poodytes punctatus [punctatus]) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): New Zealand Fernbird ( Poodytes punctatus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): New Zealand Fernbird ( Poodytes punctatus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): New Zealand Fernbird ( Poodytes punctatus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): New Zealand Fernbird ( Poodytes punctatus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): New Zealand Fernbird ( Poodytes punctatus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): New Zealand Fernbird ( Poodytes punctatus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): New Zealand Fernbird ( Poodytes punctatus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): New Zealand Fernbird ( Poodytes punctatus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): New Zealand Fernbird ( Poodytes punctatus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): New Zealand Fernbird ( Poodytes punctatus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): New Zealand Fernbird ( Poodytes punctatus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): New Zealand Fernbird ( Poodytes punctatus) |
| eBird version 2017: Fernbird (New Zealand) ( Megalurus punctatus [punctatus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Fernbird (New Zealand) ( Megalurus punctatus [punctatus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: New Zealand Fernbird (New Zealand) ( Poodytes punctatus [punctatus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: New Zealand Fernbird (New Zealand) ( Poodytes punctatus [punctatus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: New Zealand Fernbird (New Zealand) ( Poodytes punctatus [punctatus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: New Zealand Fernbird (New Zealand) ( Poodytes punctatus [punctatus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: New Zealand Fernbird (New Zealand) ( Poodytes punctatus [punctatus Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: New Zealand Fernbird (New Zealand) ( Poodytes punctatus [punctatus Group]) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): New Zealand Fernbird ( Poodytes punctatus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): New Zealand Fernbird ( Poodytes punctatus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): New Zealand Fernbird ( Poodytes punctatus) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Poodytes punctatus
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bulgarian: Новозеландски папратов певец [Група punctatus]
Catalan: camperol de Nova Zelanda [grup punctatus]
Czech: cistovníkovec novozélandský
Danish: New Zealand-sumpsanger, Newzealandsk Sumpsanger (Almindelig)
German: Farnsänger, Farnsänger [punctatus-Gruppe], Farnsteiger
English: Fernbird (New Zealand), New Zealand Fernbird, New Zealand Fernbird (New Zealand), New Zealand Fernbird [nominate], New Zealand Fernbird [punctatus]
[ENAV]: New Zealand Fernbird (New Zealand)
English, HBW: New Zealand Fernbird
English (IOC): Fernbird (New Zealand)
English (New Zealand): New Zealand Fernbird
English (United States): New Zealand Fernbird (New Zealand)
Esperanto: filikeja silvio
Spanish: Yerbera Maorí, Yerbera Maorí (grupo punctatus)
Spanish (Spain): Yerbera maorí (grupo punctatus)
Finnish: uudenseelanninkerttunen, uudenseelanninkerttunen (punctatus- ryhmä)
French: Mégalure matata, Mégalure matata [punctatus]
French (Guyane): Mégalure matata (groupe punctatus)
Croatian: novozelandski cvrčić [punctatus grupa]
Hungarian: páfrányposzáta
Icelandic: Burknasöngvari [punctatus hópur]
Italian: Forapaglie codone punteggiato
Japanese (romaji): shidasekka (punctatus guru-pu), shigusekka
Japanese: シダセッカ, シダセッカ (punctatus グループ), シダセッカ（punctatus グループ）
Scientific: Bowdleria punctata, Megalurus punctatus, Megalurus punctatus [punctatus Group], Megalurus punctatus [punctatus], Megalurus punctatus punctatus, Poodytes punctatus, Poodytes punctatus [punctatus Group], Poodytes punctatus [punctatus], Poodytes punctatus punctatus, Synallaxis punctata
Lithuanian: Papartinis ilgauodegis žolinukas
Maori: Koroātito/Mātātā | New Zealand Fernbird, matata
Dutch: (Nieuw-Zeelandse) varenvogel, Varengrasvogel
Norwegian: Bregnesanger, bregnesanger (punctatus gr.)
Polish: kępaczek plamisty [gr. punctatus], zwisogonek paprociowy
Portuguese (Portugal): erveira-maori [grupo punctatus]
Russian: Новозеландская котата [группа punctatus], Травяная славка
Slovak: svrkavec matata, svrkavec matata (skup.)
Serbian: Novozelandski papratni cvrčić
Swedish: Nya Zeelandgräsfågel, nyzeeländsk gräsfågel [gruppen punctatus]
Turkish: Yeni Zelanda eğrelti bülbülü [punctatus grubu]
Ukrainian: Матата строкатобока [група punctatus]
Chinese: 新西兰大尾莺
Chinese (Traditional): 蕨鶯
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