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Juvenile rifleman

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Juvenile rifleman

This young rifleman is working its way up a tree trunk to feed, clinging and bracing with its long toes and claws. Juveniles sometimes help feed the next clutch of chicks.

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Christina Troup, Small forest birds – Riflemen, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/12462/juvenile-rifleman (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Christina Troup, published 1 March 2009, updated 1 August 2023.