South Island Saddleback

South Island SaddlebackAdult South Island Saddlebacks are black, with a chestnut saddle and orange-red wattles. Their original range is South Island and Stewart Island, while conservation translocations have established populations on other islands.What does it look like?Adults are black with a chestnut-colored saddle and orange-red wattles beside the face. Juveniles are brown.How does it live?Adult South Island Saddlebacks are black, with a chestnut saddle and orange-red wattles. Their original range is South Island and Stewart Island, while conservation translocations have established populations on other islands.It forages and nests low in vegetation. Conservation translocations have also established populations on other islands.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.