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Specific and sexual differences in body measurements of New Zealand honeyeaters

  • Publication Type

    Journal Article

  • Publication Year

    1981

  • Author(s)

    Craig, J.L., Douglas, M.E., Stewart, A.M., Veitch, C.R.

  • Journal Name

    Notornis

  • Volume, Issue

    28, 2

  • Pagination

    121-128

  • Article Type

    Paper

Keywords

bellbird, Anthornis melanura, tui, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, stitchbird, Notiomystis cincta, hihi, morpology, sexual dimorphism


Specific and sexual differences in body measurements of New Zealand honeyeaters

Notornis, 28 (2), 121-128

Craig, J.L., Douglas, M.E., Stewart, A.M., Veitch, C.R. (1981)

Article Type: Paper

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Morphometric measurements of the three New Zealand honeyeaters show that Stitchbirds and Bellbirds are of a similar size and both are markedly smaller than Tuis. Males are larger than females in all three species but few measurements appear reliable discriminators of sex. Some implications of these differences are discussed briefly.