Whitehead

When to see the Whitehead

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Whitehead

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Whitehead

The whitehead is a species of small passerine bird endemic to New Zealand. It is classified in the family Mohouidae. The male whitehead's upperparts, wings and tail are a pale brown in colour, while the head and underparts are white – in the case of the male an almost pure white in colour. Females and juveniles have similar colouration except that the nape and crown are shaded brown. The black beak and eyes contrast with the white head and the feet are bluish black in colouration.

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Easily confused with

PipipiMohoua novaeseelandiaeA warm mix of brown and chestnut on the upper part of the bird whilst the lower section is a noticeably paler brown. YellowheadMohoua ochrocephalaThe yellowhead or mohua is a small insectivorous passerine bird endemic to the South Island of New Zealand.