Yellowhead
Mohoua ochrocephala
- Near threatened
- Card rarity: Uncommon
- Birds
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.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Mohouidae
- Genus
- Mohoua