Hihi — Stitchbird

Notiomystis cincta

The stitchbird or hihi is a honeyeater-like bird endemic to the North Island and adjacent offshore islands of New Zealand. Its evolutionary relationships have long puzzled ornithologists, but it is now classed as the only member of its own family, the Notiomystidae. It is rare, being extirpated everywhere except Little Barrier Island, but has been reintroduced to two other island sanctuaries and four locations on the North Island mainland. Current population estimations for mature individuals in the wild are 2,500–3,400.

Ko te Hihi he manu ngahere nō Aotearoa; kua tata ngaro te manu nei; kei ngā moutere he iti noa iho e noho tonu ana. Ko ngā waireka o ngā pua te kai; ko te korimako, ko te hihi, me te tūī ngā manu o Aotearoa he waireka pua tā rātou kai. Ko te ingoa pūtaiao ko Notiomystis cincta; ko te ingoa reo Pākehā he Stitchbird.

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