Identification please

[FlyingKiwiGirl]

I think these are tomtit fledglings, could some one please confirm & are South Island tomtits different to North Island?, thanks. (I'm on limited internet access at the moment so can't do much research & may not get back to this for a few days)


Tomtit Fledglings by flyingkiwigirl, on Flickr

[SomesBirder]

I believe that these are either fledglings or females.
Male South Island Tomtits have tinged-yellow chests, while male North Island Tomtits have clear white chests.
It may also be interesting to note that Snares Island Tomtits are entirely black.

[boneywhitefoot]

they are young baby tom tits

[Davidthomas]

As previously agreed these are baby tomtits.

South Island Tomtits are a subspecies as far as i know.

Here is a reference image for you Shellie showing a juv http://nzbirdsonline.org.nz/sites/all/f ... tomtit.jpg which looks exactly like what you found!

[FlyingKiwiGirl]

Thanks very much guys for the identification, much appreciated!