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Male tomtit with chicks

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Male tomtit with chicks

Tomtits (miromiro) build their nests in tree forks or holes. Both parents work hard to catch invertebrates and deliver them to their hungry chicks. They usually raise three broods of up to six chicks.

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Christina Troup, Small forest birds – Robins and tomtits, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/12486/male-tomtit-with-chicks (accessed 4 June 2026).

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