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Yellowhead

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q1066503
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Summary

Yellowhead is a taxon[1]. Yellowhead ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #1,591 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Yellowhead's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Yellowhead is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Yellowhead's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[5].
  • Yellowhead belongs to the parent taxon Mohoua[6].
  • Yellowhead is endemic to South Island[7].
  • Yellowhead is endemic to New Zealand[8].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Yellowhead is Mohoua ochrocephala[9].
  • Yellowhead's Commons category is recorded as Mohoua ochrocephala[10].
  • Yellowhead's described by source is recorded as Critter of the Week[11].
  • Yellowhead's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. ochrocephala'}[12].
  • Yellowhead is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yellowhead'}[13].
  • Yellowhead is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Mohoua cabecigualda'}[14].
  • Yellowhead is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gelbköpfchen'}[15].
  • Yellowhead is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Желтоголовая мохуа'}[16].
  • Yellowhead is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Gulhovedet Mohoua'}[17].
  • Yellowhead is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Gulhodemohua'}[18].
  • Yellowhead is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'キイロモフアムシクイ'}[19].
  • Yellowhead is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'moua daurada'}[20].
  • Yellowhead is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Testagialla'}[21].
  • Yellowhead is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Mohoua à tête jaune'}[22].
  • Yellowhead is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Mohoua'}[23].
  • Yellowhead is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'pištec žlutý'}[24].
  • Yellowhead is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'mohwa'}[25].
  • Yellowhead is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'mohua'}[26].
  • Yellowhead is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'maorysek żółtogłowy'}[27].

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Classification

Yellowhead's scientific name is Mohoua ochrocephala[9]. Yellowhead is classified at the rank of species[4]. Yellowhead is classified within Mohoua[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yellowhead'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Mohoua cabecigualda'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gelbköpfchen'}[15], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Желтоголовая мохуа'}[16], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Gulhovedet Mohoua'}[17], and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Gulhodemohua'}[18].

Distribution

Recorded endemic to include South Island[7] and New Zealand[8].

Identifiers

Yellowhead's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 8326[28]. Yellowhead's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 874463[29]. Yellowhead's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45518618[30]. Yellowhead's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2482622[31]. Yellowhead's ITIS TSN is recorded as 561173[32].

Why It Matters

Yellowhead ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #1,591 of 195,241).[2] Yellowhead has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Yellowhead is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

New Zealand South Island

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longest observed lifespan → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+16'}
    Position held → Bird of the Year
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yellowhead'}, {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Mohoua cabecigualda'}, {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gelbköpfchen'} +21
    Nztcs conservation status → recovering, declining
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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