Rifleman

Rifleman
Female
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Inopinaves
Order:	Passeriformes
Suborder:	Acanthisitti
Family:	Acanthisittidae
Genus:	Acanthisitta Lafresnaye, 1842
Species:	A. chloris
Binomial name
Acanthisitta chloris Sparrman, 1787
Subspecies
Acanthisitta chloris chloris Acanthisitta chloris granti
Synonyms
Sitta chloris

Rifleman or tītipounamu in the Maori language, Acanthisitta chloris is a species of New Zealand wren. The Rifleman is the smallest bird in New Zealand. It has two subspecies, South Island Rifleman, A. c. chloris and North Island Rifleman, A. c. granti.

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Other common names	Titipounamu, North Island Rifleman, South Island Rifleman
Scientific	Protonym: Sitta chloris
Other languages	Maori: Tītipounamu

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