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title: "New Zealand Fernbird"
description: "Poodytes punctatus — Uccelli. The New Zealand fernbird or simply fernbird (Poodytes punctatus) is an insectivorous bird endemic to New Zealand."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/new-zealand-fernbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# New Zealand Fernbird

> Poodytes punctatus — Uccelli. The New Zealand fernbird or simply fernbird (Poodytes punctatus) is an insectivorous bird endemic to New Zealand.

- Scientific name: *Poodytes punctatus*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1400
- Wikidata: [Q25245251](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25245251)
- iNaturalist taxon: [980144](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/980144)

## Names

- en: New Zealand Fernbird
- de: Farnsteiger
- es: Yerbera Maorí
- fr: Mégalure matata
- pl: Kępaczek plamisty

## Countries with the most observations

NZ (1207)

## Summary

The New Zealand fernbird or simply fernbird (Poodytes punctatus) is an insectivorous bird endemic to New Zealand. In the Māori language, it is named kōtātā or mātātā.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_fernbird

## Photo

![New Zealand Fernbird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/new-zealand-fernbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: zachary_d · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/330923113

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/new-zealand-fernbird?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).