Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala] (Tomtit (New Zealand))

Tomtit (New Zealand)

Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala] (= Petroica macrocephala macrocephala) (Gmelin, JF 1789)

The tomtit is a small passerine bird in the family Petroicidae, the Australasian robins. It is endemic to the islands of New Zealand, ranging across the main islands as well as several of the outlying islands. It has several other Māori and English names. There are several subspecies showing considerable variation in plumage and size. The species is not threatened and has adapted to the changes made to New Zealand's biodiversity. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Petroicidae
Genus:
   Petroica
Scientific:
  Petroica macrocephala macrocephala

Original description

Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1789)

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2 1 pt2 p.1013

Protonym:
Parus macrocephalus

Type locality:
Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand, ex Latham.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10286#page/514/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
F69C1AC7C876792F

Avibase ID:
avibase-F69C1AC7

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F69C1AC7

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 922705

English:
Tomtit [macrocephala]
Bulgarian:
Дебелоглава петроика [Група macrocephala]
Catalan:
petroica de Nova Zelanda [grup macrocephala]
Czech:
lejsčík novozélandský [skupina macrocephala]
Danish:
Newzealandsk Sangfluesnapper (Almindelig)
German:
Maorischnäpper [macrocephala-Gruppe]
Spanish:
Petroica Carbonera (grupo macrocephala)
Spanish (Spain):
Petroica carbonera (grupo macrocephala)
Finnish:
peukaloissieppo (macrocephala- ryhmä)
French:
Miro mésange [macrocephala]
Croatian:
krupnoglavi batić [macrocephala grupa]
Japanese (romaji):
nyu-ji-randohitaki (macrocephala guru-pu)
Japanese:
ニュージーランドヒタキ（macrocephala グループ）
Dutch:
Maorivliegenvanger (macrocephala groep)
Norwegian:
maoriflueskvett (macrocephala gr.)
Polish:
skalinek wielkogłowy [gr. macrocephala]
Portuguese (Portugal):
petróica-carvoeira [grupo macrocephala]
Russian:
Маорийская петроика [группа macrocephala]
Slovak:
mucholovka maorská (skup.)
Serbian:
Novozelandski tomtit crvendać
Swedish:
messydhake [gruppen macrocephala]
Turkish:
Tomtit bülbülü [macrocephala grubu]
Ukrainian:
Тоутоваї великоголовий [група macrocephala]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Tomtit [macrocephala] ( Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): New Zealand Tomtit [macrocephala] ( Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): New Zealand Tomtit [macrocephala] ( Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Tomtit [macrocephala] ( Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): New Zealand Tomtit [macrocephala] ( Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): New Zealand Tomtit [macrocephala] ( Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): New Zealand Tomtit [macrocephala] ( Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala])
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): New Zealand Tomtit ( Petroica macrocephala) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): New Zealand Tomtit ( Petroica macrocephala) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): New Zealand Tomtit ( Petroica macrocephala) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): New Zealand Tomtit ( Petroica macrocephala) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): New Zealand Tomtit ( Petroica macrocephala) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): New Zealand Tomtit ( Petroica macrocephala) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): New Zealand Tomtit ( Petroica macrocephala) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): New Zealand Tomtit ( Petroica macrocephala) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): New Zealand Tomtit ( Petroica macrocephala) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): New Zealand Tomtit ( Petroica macrocephala) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): New Zealand Tomtit ( Petroica macrocephala) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): New Zealand Tomtit ( Petroica macrocephala)
eBird version 1.50: Tomtit (New Zealand) ( Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52: Tomtit (New Zealand) ( Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53: Tomtit (New Zealand) ( Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: Tomtit (New Zealand) ( Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55: Tomtit (New Zealand) ( Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2015: Tomtit (New Zealand) ( Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Tomtit (New Zealand) ( Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Tomtit (New Zealand) ( Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Tomtit (New Zealand) ( Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Tomtit (New Zealand) ( Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Tomtit (New Zealand) ( Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Tomtit (New Zealand) ( Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Tomtit (New Zealand) ( Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: Tomtit (New Zealand) ( Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2025: Tomtit (New Zealand) ( Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala Group]) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): New Zealand Tomtit ( Petroica macrocephala) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): New Zealand Tomtit ( Petroica macrocephala) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): New Zealand Tomtit ( Petroica macrocephala) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Petroica macrocephala

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Other synonyms

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Bulgarian: Дебелоглава петроика [Група macrocephala]
Catalan: petroica de Nova Zelanda [grup macrocephala]
Czech: lejsčík novozélandský [skupina macrocephala]
Danish: Newzealandsk Sangfluesnapper (Almindelig)
German: Maorischnäpper, Maorischnäpper [macrocephala-Gruppe]
English: New Zealand Tomtit, New Zealand Tomtit [macrocephala], Tomtit (New Zealand), Tomtit [macrocephala]
[ENAV]: Tomtit (New Zealand)
English, HBW: New Zealand Tomtit
English (IOC): Tomtit (New Zealand)
English (New Zealand): Tomtit
English (United States): Tomtit (New Zealand)
Esperanto: grandkapa petrojko
Spanish: Carbonero de Nueva Zelandia, Petroica carbonera, Petroica Carbonera (grupo macrocephala)
Spanish (Spain): Petroica carbonera (grupo macrocephala), Petroica Carbonera [macrocephala Group]
Spanish (HBW): Tomtit (New Zealand)
Finnish: peukaloissieppo (macrocephala- ryhmä)
French: Miro mésange, Miro mésange [macrocephala]
French (Guyane): Miro mésange (groupe macrocephala)
Croatian: krupnoglavi batić [macrocephala grupa]
Italian: Balia della Nuova Zelanda
Japanese (romaji): nyu-ji-randohitaki (macrocephala guru-pu)
Japanese: ニュージーランドヒタキ (macrocephala グループ), ニュージーランドヒタキ（macrocephala グループ）
Scientific: Parus macrocephalus, Petroica macrocephala, Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala Group], Petroica macrocephala [macrocephala], Petroica macrocephala macrocephala
Maori: Miromiro/Ngirungiru | Tomtit, ngiru-ngiru
Dutch: Maori-vliegenvanger, Maorivliegenvanger (macrocephala groep)
Norwegian: maoriflueskvett (macrocephala gr.)
Polish: skalinek wielkogłowy [gr. macrocephala]
Portuguese (Portugal): petróica-carvoeira [grupo macrocephala]
Russian: Маорийская петроика [группа macrocephala]
Slovak: mucholovka maorská (skup.)
Serbian: Novozelandski tomtit crvendać
Swedish: messydhake [gruppen macrocephala], messydhake [macrocephala Group]
Turkish: Tomtit bülbülü [macrocephala grubu]
Ukrainian: Тоутоваї великоголовий [група macrocephala]