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Stitchbird
Notiomystis cincta (Du Bus de Gisignies, 1839)
Notiomystidae — Stitchbird
Stitchbird, Notiomystis cincta, is a passerine found in New Zealand’s North Island and nearby offshore islands. It breeds in Australasia on the North Island and its satellites. Also known as hihi, it is the sole member of the family Notiomystidae. Its place among birds was long uncertain, and it is now placed in its own family. The species was described by Du Bus de Gisignies in 1839. It is native to the North Island and adjacent islands, with a history of loss from much of its former range.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Notiomystidae — Stitchbird
- Breeding range
- Australasia: North I. and satellites (New Zealand)
