Whistlers (Pachycephalidae)
Yellowhead (Mohoua ochrocephala) - HBW 12, p. 436
French: Mohoua à tête jaune
German: Gelbköpfchen
Spanish: Mohoua Cabecigualda
Other common names: Mohua (Houa), Bush Canary
Taxonomy: Muscicapa ochrocephala J. F. Gmelin, 1789, Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand.
Sometimes treated as conspecific with M. albicilla. Monotypic.
Distribution: New Zealand: South I.
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A juvenile moving in a tree, preening and being fed by an adult. Locality Ulva Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 1 February 2013 8 weeks ago 41 sec 4.5 -
A bird climbing on a trunk while foraging, calling once. Locality Ulva Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 1 February 2013 8 weeks ago 48 sec 4.5 -
A bird feeding in the trees. Locality Lake Sylvan, Mount Aspiring National Park, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
herve jacob 1 November 2011 40 weeks ago 13 sec 4.3 -
A bird alerting on a high branch. Locality Mount Aspiring National Park, South Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
herve jacob 2 November 2011 40 weeks ago 25 sec 4.2 -
An individual foraging in a trunk hole and chasing a prey flying off (repeated at 33% speed). Locality Ulva Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 1 February 2013 8 weeks ago 17 sec 4 -
A view of two birds foraging in a tree. Locality Codfish Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 January 2013 9 weeks ago 35 sec 4
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Immature rare yellowhead (mohua)
Locality Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand
Glenda Rees 30 March 2013 4 weeks ago 4 -
One bird in the scrub
Locality Ulva Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand
Rémi Bigonneau 27 October 2010 1 year ago 3.6 -
A bird climbing on trunks.
Locality Ulva Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 1 February 2013 8 weeks ago 3.4 -
An adult bird perched on a mossy trunk.
Locality Ulva Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 1 February 2013 8 weeks ago 3.3 -
One perched bird singing
Locality Ulva Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand
Rémi Bigonneau 12 November 2010 1 year ago 3.2 -
Singing
Locality Ulva Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand
Rémi Bigonneau 12 November 2010 1 year ago 3.1
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Calls by several birds while foraging and a juvenile begging for food at the end. Locality Ulva Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 1 February 2013 8 weeks ago 4 -
Contact calls by several birds while moving in a tree. Locality Codfish Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 January 2013 9 weeks ago 4 -
Song. Locality Codfish Island, Stewart Island, New Zealand
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 January 2013 10 weeks ago 3.5
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