Near ThreatenedRareEndemicInvertebratesForestCavity nestSmall · 28 g
About the Yellowhead
The yellowhead or mohua is a small insectivorous passerine bird endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. Once a common forest bird, its numbers declined drastically after the introduction of rats and stoats, and its IUCN conservation status is now near threatened.
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Where it lives
Regular range
When to see it
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Peak activity in December · a summer visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
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