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Historical bird plate: Pipipi

Multi-species plate · Buller / Keulemans · 1888

Three birds identified on this plate

Pipipi · Whitehead · Yellowhead

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Certhiparus Hodgson in & Clitonyx Reichenbach & Clitonyx albicapilla & Ochrocephala Dittrich & Zealandia Testo

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01Pipipi
Certhiparus novae-zealandiaeMohoua novaeseelandiaeShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateCerthiparus novae-zealandiae
Name used todayMohoua novaeseelandiaePipipi

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

Medium confidence: The identification is supported, but part of the connection depends on interpretation of a broader historical concept, locality or other contextual evidence.

Primary plate sourceAviList v2025 taxonomic authority

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

02Whitehead
Clitonyx albicapillaMohoua albicillaShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateClitonyx albicapilla
Name used todayMohoua albicillaWhitehead

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

Primary plate sourceAviList v2025 taxonomic authority

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

03Yellowhead
Clitonyx ochrocephalaMohoua ochrocephalaShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateClitonyx ochrocephala
Name used todayMohoua ochrocephalaYellowhead

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

Primary plate sourceAviList v2025 taxonomic authority

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

Publication
A history of the birds of New Zealand, Volume 1
Plate
6
Creator
Walter L. Buller; plates principally by J. G. Keulemans, with uncoloured plates after P. J. Smit by E. Wilson
Holding institution
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Taxonomic authority
AviList 2025
Rights
Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.
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