Hihi / Stitchbird
New Zealand bird calls
Hihi / Stitchbird
Notiomystis cincta
Named for its sharp 'stitch' alarm call. One of NZ's rarest birds — survives mainly on island sanctuaries.
Listen — Hihi / Stitchbird
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Photo: Charles J. Sharp, “Stitchbird (Notiomystis cincta) male Tiritiri Matangi” · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source. Resized for this site.
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Audio: © Crown Copyright / Department of Conservation (NZ), “Stitchbird song” · CC BY 4.0 · source. Re-encoded to AAC.