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Chatham Island warbler

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Chatham Island warbler

The Chatham Island grey warbler is larger than the mainland species. This one is fluffed up with its head under a wing, in typical sleeping posture.

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Christina Troup, Small forest birds – Grey warblers and Chatham Island warblers, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/12498/chatham-island-warbler (accessed 4 June 2026).

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