Male stitchbird (1925/2613)
Until recently, hihi were included in the honeyeater family of birds, but genetic research has shown they are actually very different and they are now placed in their own family (the Notiomystidae), and most closely related to the New Zealand wattlebirds.
- Scientific name
- Notiomystis cincta
- Common names
- stitchbird, hihi
- Location
- Tiritiri Matangi Island, Auckland, New Zealand
- Photo ID
- 8362
- Tags
- Nationally Vulnerable, Notiomystidae, Notiomystis, Notiomystis cincta, Passeriformes, Threatened
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