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Stitchbird and bellbird A rare moment of truce between two aggressive honey eaters. New Zealand,North Island,Notiomystis cincta,Stitchbird,Tiritiri Matangi Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Stitchbird and bellbird

A rare moment of truce between two aggressive honey eaters.

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  1. Ops, truce, not truth. Posted 10 years ago
    1. Its ok, you can actually edit the description if you like :)

      Great species intro, well done!
      Posted 10 years ago

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The stitchbird or hihi 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.

Similar species: Perching Birds
Species identified by Christina Wu
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By Christina Wu

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Uploaded Oct 26, 2014. Captured Oct 25, 2014 14:05.
  • E-M1
  • f/5.6
  • 1/20s
  • ISO100
  • 150mm