Yellowhead  (Mohoua ochrocephala)

Endemic to New Zealand. Formerly widespread in the South and Stewart Islands, the yellowhead is now extinct on Stewart Island and has greatly declined on the South Island, with only a small number of fragmented populations left. Remaining strongholds exist in the Fiordland and Mount Aspiring National Parks (4).

Once found in podocarp/hardwood forests, the yellowhead now occupies beech forests, preferring those with fertile soils on river terraces, where food is abundant (3) (4). Nesting occurs in small cavities in large, old trees (4).