Stitchbird  (Notiomystis cincta)

Extra-pair parentage: The female mates with another male, outside of the monogamous relationship, resulting in one or more of the offspring being fathered by a male that is not the female's mate.
Invertebrates: Animals with no backbone.
Monogamous: Having only one mate during a breeding season, or throughout the breeding life of a pair.
Rhizomes: Thickened, branching, creeping storage stems. Although most rhizomes grow laterally just along or slightly below the soil's surface, some grow several inches deep. Roots grow from the underside of the rhizome, and during the growing season new growth sprouts from buds along the top.
Translocated: The movement of a species, by people, from one area to another.
Tree-fern: Any of various ferns, with a woody trunk-like stem and large divided fronds.

1. Driskell, A., Christidis, L., Gill, B.J., Boles, W.E., Barker, F.K. and Longmore, N.W. (2007) A new endemic family of New Zealand passerine birds: adding heat to a biodiversity hotspot. Australian Journal of Zoology, 55: 73 - 78.
   
2. IUCN Red List (January, 2007)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org
   
3. Heather, B. and Robertson, H. (1997) The Field Guide to the Birds of New Zealand. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
   
4. New Zealand Department of Conservation (May, 2007)
   http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/podcover.aspx?id=32925
   
5. Rasch, G., Boyd, S. and Clegg, S. (1996) Stitchbird (Hihi), Notiomystis cincta Recovery Plan. Department of Conservation, New Zealand.
   
6. Birdlife International (May, 2007)
   http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=5309&m=0
   
7. Karori Wildlife Sanctuary Trust (May, 2007)
   http://www.sanctuary.org.nz/restoration/forest/hihi/hihi_facts.html
   
8. Ark in the Park (June, 2007)
   http://ark.forestandbird.org.nz/SITE_Default/SITE_ark/default.asp
   
9. Ewen, J.G., Armstrong, D.P. and Lambert, D.M. (1999) Floater males gain reproductive success through extrapair fertilizations in the stitchbird. Animal Behaviour, 58: 321 - 328.
   
10. Department of Conservation, Little Barrier Island (May, 2007)
    http://www.doc.govt.nz/templates/PlaceProfile.aspx?id=34353