Genus: Mohoua
Description
These three Mohuas from New Zealand have a much more Warbler-like bill than other Whistlers.
Taxonomy
Mohoua is a genus in the Family Mohouidae.
It has been placed in different families in the past, including Paridae, Timaliidae, Orthonychidae, Campephagidae, Sylviidae, Maluridae and Pachycephalidae.
The extinct Piopio may have belonged to this genus too, Pipipi was formerly sometimes placed in its own genus Finschia.
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| M. albicilla | Whitehead | ||
| M. ochrocephala | Yellowhead | ||
| M. novaeseelandiae | Pipipi | ||
References
- Del Hoyo, J, A Elliott, and D Christie, eds. 2007. Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8496553422
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Mohoua. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Mohoua
Pages in category ‘Mohoua’
The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
