stitchbird
Notiomystis cincta
Stitchbird (Notiomystidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Muitas vezes confundido com
Nos quizzes, os jogadores mais confundem stitchbird com estas aves—ou esta espécie foi escolhida por engano, ou o contrário.
| Espécies | Confusões |
|---|---|
| black robin Petroica traversi | 1 |
Família
The stitchbird or hihi (Notiomystis cincta) is a honeyeater-like bird endemic to the North Island and adjacent offshore islands of New Zealand. Its evolutionary relationships have long puzzled ornithologists, but it is now classed as the only member of its own family, the Notiomystidae. It is rare, being extirpated everywhere except Little Barrier Island, but has been reintroduced to two other island sanctuaries and four locations on the North Island mainland.
Ordem
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …