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Historical bird plate: New Zealand Fernbird

Multi-species plate · Buller / Keulemans · 1888

Two birds identified on this plate

New Zealand Fernbird · New Zealand Pipit

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Anthus Bechstein & Punctatus He & Zealandia Testo

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01New Zealand Fernbird
Sphenoeacus punctatusPoodytes punctatusShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateSphenoeacus punctatus
Name used todayPoodytes punctatusNew Zealand Fernbird

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

Medium confidence: The identification is supported, but part of the connection depends on interpretation of a broader historical concept, locality or other contextual evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

02New Zealand Pipit
Anthus novae-zealandiaeAnthus novaeseelandiaeShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateAnthus novae-zealandiae
Name used todayAnthus novaeseelandiaeNew Zealand Pipit

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

Publication
A history of the birds of New Zealand, Volume 1
Plate
7
Creator
Walter L. Buller; plates principally by J. G. Keulemans, with uncoloured plates after P. J. Smit by E. Wilson
Holding institution
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Taxonomic authority
AviList 2025
Rights
Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.