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Description
“ Turn your face toward the sun and the shadows will fall behind you. ”– Maori proverb

Scientific and Character Information
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Callaeidae
Genus: Philesturnus
Species: Philesturnus rufusater
Descendant: Callaeidae
Named by: René Lesson
Year Published: 1828
Type: Reptiles (Saddlebacks)
Title:
Saddleback

Other Names / Alias: n/a
Size: 25 cm in length; 80 grams in weight
Time Period: Holocene
Pantheon: New Zealander
Alignment: Good
Diet: Omnivorous
Element(s): ???
Inflict(s): ???
Weakness(es): ???
Casualties: n/a
Based On itself
Conservation Status: Near Threatened – IUCN Red List

North Island Saddleback (Japanese: ティーエケ・テ・イカ-ア-マァウイ; Maori: Tīeke Te Ika-a-Māui) is a forest-dwelling passerine bird species endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. It was once considered conspecific with the South Island saddleback.

Etymology
The Māori name for the bird, tīeke, is derived from the sound of this call.

Physical Appearance
The plumage of North Island saddlebacks is mostly black apart from the saddle, rump, and tail coverts, which are chestnut. North Island saddlebacks are distinguished from South Island saddlebacks by a faint yellow lining on the superior edge of the saddle. The black bill is starling-like, with orange-red wattles hanging from its base.

Abilities
Coming soon

Weaknesses
Coming soon

Ecology
The diet of North Island saddlebacks mostly consists of insects and other invertebrates, berries, and nectar. Their bill allows them to force open dead wood to expose insects such as grubs. In forests, saddlebacks forage at all heights, but tend to spend most of the time on the forest floor browsing in leaf litter.

North Island saddlebacks are monogamous and usually mate for life. The breeding season can vary from year to year and location to location, though clutches typically start appearing from August to April. Fledgling saddlebacks are often seen until March and April. Saddleback nests are mostly built in tree cavities within three meters of the ground.

Behavior
Saddleback birds are passive and run away from mammalian predators introduced by Europeans and Japanese altogether.

Distribution and Habitat
North Island saddlebacks naturally occupy lowland broadleaf and coastal evergreen forests, though as a result of translocations, they are now also found in various other forest environments. Before the arrival of Europeans and the mammalian predators they introduced, North Island saddlebacks were widespread on the North Island mainland and offshore islands.

North Island saddlebacks were first re-introduced to the mainland in 2002, at the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary (now known as Zealandia) in Wellington. They have since started breeding outside the predator-proof sanctuary. They have also been introduced at several other mainland sanctuaries.

Tamed
Seeds and bouquet of flowers for taming saddleback birds, but we need to have permission for wildlife conservation laws and royal families.

Lore
According to Māori tradition, the saddle marking on the tīeke was caused by the demi-god, Māui. Made thirsty by the heat of the sun, Māui asked the tīeke to fetch him some water but the bird ignored him. This irritated Māui and he seize the bird with his hot hands, singeing the feathers on its back.

Reference
joyofmuseums.com/museums/austr…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Is…
www.visitzealandia.com/About/W…

Made of IbisPaint
North Island Saddleback – © Disney, National Geographic, Animal Planet, BBC, Discovery Channel, History Channel

This drawing was made by Ognimdo2002

Description
“ Turn your face toward the sun and the shadows will fall behind you. ”– Maori proverb

Scientific and Character Information
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Callaeidae
Genus: Philesturnus
Species: Philesturnus rufusater
Descendant: Callaeidae
Named by: René Lesson
Year Published: 1828
Type: Reptiles (Saddlebacks)
Title:
Saddleback

Other Names / Alias: n/a
Size: 25 cm in length; 80 grams in weight
Time Period: Holocene
Pantheon: New Zealander
Alignment: Good
Diet: Omnivorous
Element(s): ???
Inflict(s): ???
Weakness(es): ???
Casualties: n/a
Based On itself
Conservation Status: Near Threatened – IUCN Red List

North Island Saddleback (Japanese: ティーエケ・テ・イカ-ア-マァウイ; Maori: Tīeke Te Ika-a-Māui) is a forest-dwelling passerine bird species endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. It was once considered conspecific with the South Island saddleback.

Etymology
The Māori name for the bird, tīeke, is derived from the sound of this call.

Physical Appearance
The plumage of North Island saddlebacks is mostly black apart from the saddle, rump, and tail coverts, which are chestnut. North Island saddlebacks are distinguished from South Island saddlebacks by a faint yellow lining on the superior edge of the saddle. The black bill is starling-like, with orange-red wattles hanging from its base.

Abilities
Coming soon

Weaknesses
Coming soon

Ecology
The diet of North Island saddlebacks mostly consists of insects and other invertebrates, berries, and nectar. Their bill allows them to force open dead wood to expose insects such as grubs. In forests, saddlebacks forage at all heights, but tend to spend most of the time on the forest floor browsing in leaf litter.

North Island saddlebacks are monogamous and usually mate for life. The breeding season can vary from year to year and location to location, though clutches typically start appearing from August to April. Fledgling saddlebacks are often seen until March and April. Saddleback nests are mostly built in tree cavities within three meters of the ground.

Behavior
Saddleback birds are passive and run away from mammalian predators introduced by Europeans and Japanese altogether.

Distribution and Habitat
North Island saddlebacks naturally occupy lowland broadleaf and coastal evergreen forests, though as a result of translocations, they are now also found in various other forest environments. Before the arrival of Europeans and the mammalian predators they introduced, North Island saddlebacks were widespread on the North Island mainland and offshore islands.

North Island saddlebacks were first re-introduced to the mainland in 2002, at the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary (now known as Zealandia) in Wellington. They have since started breeding outside the predator-proof sanctuary. They have also been introduced at several other mainland sanctuaries.

Tamed
Seeds and bouquet of flowers for taming saddleback birds, but we need to have permission for wildlife conservation laws and royal families.

Lore
According to Māori tradition, the saddle marking on the tīeke was caused by the demi-god, Māui. Made thirsty by the heat of the sun, Māui asked the tīeke to fetch him some water but the bird ignored him. This irritated Māui and he seize the bird with his hot hands, singeing the feathers on its back.

Reference
joyofmuseums.com/museums/austr…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Is…
www.visitzealandia.com/About/W…

Made of IbisPaint
North Island Saddleback – © Disney, National Geographic, Animal Planet, BBC, Discovery Channel, History Channel

This drawing was made by Ognimdo2002