Whitehead
Description
Whitehead (Mohoua albicilla). Small bird. Head, neck, breast, abdomen and undertail coverts white slightly tinged with brown. Upper surface brown. In fairly poor condition.Toes broken off. Unmounted. Wings closed.
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The
whitehead
are
a
small
songbird.
They
are
endemic
to
New
Zealand.
They
are
host
for
the
Long-tailed
cuckoo
species.
They
are
in
decline
but
relocations
recently
are
proven
successful.
Accession number
A64.939
Collection type
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