Tomtit, Codfish Island
The New Zealand tomtit (Petroica macrocephala) looks similar to a robin. They are a small bird with a large head, a short bill and tail, and live in forest and scrub.
The Māori name of the North Island Tomtit is miromiro, while the South Island Tomtit is known as ngirungiru.
There are five subspecies of tomtit/miromiro, each restricted to their own specific island or island group: North Island, South Island, the Snares Islands, the Chatham Islands and the Auckland Islands.
Tomtits belong to the bird family commonly called Australasian robins, but the tomtit is not a robin.
Tomtit populations were susceptible to massive land clearances earlier in European settlement and are still vulnerable to mammalian predators.
Although DOC doesn't actively work with tomtit our wider work programmes do benefit them.
Find out about some of the things you can do to help the tomtit.
Listen to or download recordings of tomtit/miromiro song.
Tree planting for attracting native birds
Threatened species classifications
Bird identification online course Learn how to identify 10 forest birds
Phone 0800 DOC HOTline (0800 362 468) 24 hour emergency number to report:
Sick or injured wildlife Whale or dolphin strandings
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