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Elliott, G. P.; Dilks, P. J.; O'Donnell, C. F. J. 1996. Nest site selection by Mohua and Yellow-crested Parakeets in beech forest in Fiordland, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 23: 267-278.
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IUCN. 2022. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2022-2. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 08 December 2022).
Miskelly, C.M., Tennyson, A.J., Edmonds, H.K., McMurtrie, P.G. 2017. Dispersal of endemic passerines to islands in Dusky sound, fiordland, following translocations and predator control. Notornis 64: 192-205.
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O'Donnell, C. F. J.; Phillipson, S. M. 1996. Predicting the incidence of Mohua predation from the seedfall, mouse, and predator fluctuations in beech forests. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 23: 287-293.
O'Donnell, C. J. F.; Dilks, P. J.; Elliott, G. P. 1996. Control of stoat Mustela erminea population irruption to enhance Mohua (Yellowhead) Mohoua ochrocephala breeding success in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 23: 279-286.
Robertson, H. A., Baird, K., Dowding, J. E., Elliott, G. P., Hitchmough, R. A., Miskelly, C. M., McArthur, N., O’Donnell, C. F. J., Sagar, P. M., Scofield, R. P. & Taylor, G. A. 2017. Conservation status of New Zealand birds, 2016. New Zealand Threat Classification Series 19. Department of Conservation, Wellington.
Robertson, H.A., Baird, K.A., Elliott, G.P., Rodney, A., Hitchmough, N.J., Makan, T.D., Miskelly, C.M., O'Donnell, C.F.J., Sagar, P.M., Scofield, R.P., Taylor, G.A., Michel, P. 2021. Conservation status of birds in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2021. Department of Conservation, Wellington, New Zealand.
Robertson, H.A.; Dowding, J.E.; Elliott, G.P.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Miskelly, C.M.; O’Donnell, C.F.J.; Powlesland, R.G.; Sagar, P.M.; Scofield, R.P.; Taylor, G.A. 2013. Conservation status of New Zealand birds, 2012. New Zealand Threat Classification Series 4. Department of Conservation, Wellington. Available at http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/science-and-technical/nztcs4entire.pdf.
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New Zealand Govt - Dept of Conservation - Recovery Plan - Part 1
New Zealand Govt - Dept of Conservation - Recovery Plan - Part 2
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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Yellowhead Mohoua ochrocephala. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/yellowhead-mohoua-ochrocephala on 22/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/12/2024.