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Stitchbird (Hihi in Maori)

Notiomystis cincta

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Found this unique bird in the skies over TiriTiri Mantangi in New Zealand. What a beautiful place with lovely songs throughout the skies.

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Stitchbird (Hihi in Maori)
Notiomystis cincta Stitchbird


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2 Comments

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 9 years ago

Here's another article: In (local) autumn 2007, 59 adult birds from the Tiritiri Matangi population were released in Cascade Kauri Park, in the Waitakere Ranges near Auckland [11][13] and by the end of the year the first chicks had fledged there.

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 9 years ago

You have seen a rare bird! Congratulations! Read this article from wiki: The Stitchbird or Hihi (Notiomystis cincta) is a rare honeyeater-like bird endemic to the North Island and adjacent offshore islands of New Zealand. It became extirpated everywhere except Little Barrier Island but has been reintroduced to three other island sanctuaries and two locations on the North Island mainland. Its evolutionary relationships have long puzzled ornithologists, but it is now classed as the only member of its own family, the Notiomystidae.

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Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Spotted on Jun 4, 2014
Submitted on Jul 13, 2014

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