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  • In ancient times, large flocks of whitehead travelling through an area were thought to warn Maori of the presence of kehua (ghosts).
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  • The whitehead is most commonly heard chattering away with squeaks and buzzes within its flock in the forest canopy.  Some calls even sound like that of the canary, giving it its alternative name of the 'bush canary'.<br />
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Here, a whitehead rests on a dried flax-flower stem on Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand.
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  • The whitehead is endemic to North Island New Zealand, but its two closely related species, the yellowhead and brown creeper, can be found in the South and Stewart Islands.
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  • An eye deformity on a whitehead, Tiri, NZ
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  • Whiteheads can be found in sociable flocks,  foraging the forest canopy for insects that are often dislodged by other feeding birds.  <br />
They can be found feeding around other birds such as tui, saddleback, kakariki, and silvereyes.<br />
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This whitehead takes a brief rest on a manuka shrub on Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand.
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