- Conservation status
- In some trouble
These are the endemic songster of our swamps and saltmarshes. You are more likely to hear them before you see them, yet, if you are lucky enough, there may be another nearby. While living in pairs, they communicate with a high pitched "u-tick". If you click two stones together, you may see one poke its head up out of its hiding spot in curiosity.
Campaign Manager
Angus McDonald
Fernbirds (Mātātā) are small songbirds which are more often heard than seen with their "u-tick" sounding call. These birds are distungished by their brown tops and and more pale below with their whole body covered in black spots and streaks. Their population however is decreasing due wetland loss from farming, mining and residential development. These often forgotten wetland birds deserve your vote to spread awareness of the challenges that they face.
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