Yellowhead Mohoua ochrocephala Scientific name definitions
- NT Near Threatened
- Names (18)
- Monotypic
Walter Boles
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 26, 2019
Text last updated January 26, 2019
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | mòhua daurada |
| Dutch | Mohoua |
| English | Yellowhead |
| English (United States) | Yellowhead |
| French | Mohoua à tête jaune |
| French (France) | Mohoua à tête jaune |
| German | Gelbköpfchen |
| Japanese | キイロモフアムシクイ |
| Norwegian | gulhodemohua |
| Polish | maorysek żółtogłowy |
| Russian | Желтоголовая мохуа |
| Serbian | Žutoglava mohua |
| Slovak | proroček žltohlavý |
| Spanish | Mohoua Cabecigualda |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mohoua cabecigualda |
| Swedish | gulhuvad mohua |
| Turkish | Sarıbaşlı Mohua |
| Ukrainian | Могуа жовтоголовий |
Mohoua ochrocephala (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Muscicapa ochrocephala
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.944.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand, ex Latham.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MOHOUA
- ochrocephala / ochrocephalus
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Yellowhead
