How Big Is a Stitchbird?

The stitchbird is a medium-sized (18-19cm) forest dwelling passerine. The male has a black head, golden shoulders and breast band, white erectile `ear' tufts and a white wing bar.

What does a stitch bird look like?

Stitchbirds are medium-sized songbirds recognisable by wren-like cocked tail, bold white wing-bar and fast movements in mid canopy. Males have a black head with white ear tufts, yellow neck and shoulder band, white wing-bar and greyish-brown body. Females are greyish-brown apart from the white wing bar.

Where are Stitchbird found?

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.