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Yellowhead
Mohoua ochrocephala (Gmelin, JF 1789)
The yellowhead or mōhua 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 it is now endangered. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Mohouidae
Genus:
Mohoua
Scientific:
Mohoua ochrocephala
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Mohouidae
Genus:
Mohoua
Scientific:
Mohoua ochrocephala
Original description
Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1789)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2
1 pt2 p.944
Protonym:
Muscicapa ochrocephala
Type locality:
Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand, ex Latham.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10286#page/445/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
F84E1C1EC2BBD0D9
Avibase ID:
avibase-F84E1C1E
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F84E1C1E
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 561173
NEAR THREATENED
Geographic range:
- Mohoua ochrocephala: forest of South and Stewart islands (New Zealand)
Source: Clements checklist
Yellowhead
Catalan:
moua daurada
Czech:
pištec žlutý
Danish:
Gulhovedet Mohoua
German:
Gelbköpfchen
Spanish:
Mohoua Cabecigualda
Spanish (Spain):
Mohoua Cabecigualda
Finnish:
mohua
French:
Mohoua à tête jaune
Croatian:
žutoglava zviždavka
Italian:
Testagialla
Japanese (romaji):
kiiromofuamushikui
Japanese:
キイロモフアムシクイ
Lithuanian:
Geltongalvė mohua
Dutch:
Mohoua
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gulhovudmohua
Norwegian:
Gulhodemohua
Polish:
maorysek żółtogłowy
Portuguese:
Cabeça-amarela
Portuguese (Portugal):
mohoua-de-cabeça-amarela
Russian:
Желтоголовая мохуа
Slovak:
proroček žltohlavý
Serbian:
Žutoglava mohua
Swedish:
gulhuvad mohua
Ukrainian:
Могуа жовтоголовий
Chinese:
黄头刺莺
Chinese (Traditional):
黃頭刺鶯
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Mohoua à tête jaune ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Mohoua ochrocephala ochrocephala [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Mohoua ochrocephala ochrocephala [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Mohoua ochrocephala ochrocephala [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Mohoua ochrocephala ochrocephala [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Mohoua ochrocephala ochrocephala [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Mohoua ochrocephala ochrocephala [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Mohoua ochrocephala ochrocephala [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Mohoua ochrocephala ochrocephala [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Mohoua ochrocephala ochrocephala [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Mohoua ochrocephala ochrocephala [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Mohoua ochrocephala ochrocephala [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Mohoua ochrocephala ochrocephala [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Mohoua ochrocephala ochrocephala [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Mohoua ochrocephala ochrocephala [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Yellowhead ( Mohoua ochrocephala) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Mohoua ochrocephala ochrocephala [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Mohoua ochrocephala [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Mohoua [ochrocephala or albicilla]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Azerbaijani: sarıbaş moxua
Catalan: moua daurada
Czech: pištec žlutý, Strízlíkovec dutinový
Danish: Gulhovedet Mohoua
German: Gelbköpfchen
English: Mohua, Yellowhead
English, HBW: Yellowhead
English (IOC): Yellowhead
English (New Zealand): Yellowhead (Mohua)
English (United States): Yellowhead
Esperanto: flavkapa mohuo
Spanish: Cabeza Amarilla, Mohoua Cabecigualda
Spanish (Spain): Mohoua Cabecigualda
Spanish (HBW): Yellowhead
Finnish: Mohua
French: Mohoua à tête jaune, Tête-jaune
Croatian: žutoglava zviždavka
Italian: Testagialla, Testagialla della Nuova Zelanda
Japanese (romaji): kiiromofuamushikui
Japanese: キイロモフアムシクイ
Scientific: Certhia heteroclites, Mohoua ochrocephala, Mohoua ochrocephala ochrocephala, Muscicapa chloris chloris, Muscicapa ochrocephala
Lithuanian: Geltongalvė mohua
Maori: Mohoua, Mohua, mōhua
Dutch: Mohoua
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gulhovudmohua
Norwegian: Gulhodemohua
Polish: maorysek lesny, maorysek leśny, maorysek żółtogłowy
Portuguese: Cabeça-amarela
Portuguese (Portugal): mohoua-de-cabeça-amarela
Russian: Желтоголовая мохуа
Slovak: mohua žltohlavá, proroček žltohlavý
Serbian: Žutoglava mohua
Swedish: gulhuvad mohua, Gulmohoua
Turkish: Sarıbaşlı mohua
Ukrainian: Могуа жовтоголовий
Chinese: 黄头刺莺
Chinese (Traditional): 黃頭刺鶯
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