yellowhead
Mohoua ochrocephala
Whiteheads (Mohouidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Muitas vezes confundido com
Nos quizzes, os jogadores mais confundem yellowhead com estas aves—ou esta espécie foi escolhida por engano, ou o contrário.
| Espécies | Confusões |
|---|---|
| whitehead Mohoua albicilla | 1 |
| varied sittella Daphoenositta chrysoptera | 1 |
| new zealand pipit Anthus novaeseelandiae | 1 |
| pintassilgo-europeu Carduelis carduelis | 1 |
Família
Mohoua is a genus of three bird species endemic to New Zealand. The scientific name is taken from mohua – the Māori name for the yellowhead. Their taxonomic placement has presented problems: They have typically been placed in the whistler family, Pachycephalidae, but in 2013 it was established that they are best placed in their own family, Mohouidae.
Ordem
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …