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title: "Testabianca"
description: "Mohoua albicilla — Uccelli. The whitehead (Mohoua albicilla; Māori: pōpokotea) is a species of small (15 cm in length, 18.5/14.5 g.) passerine bird endemic to New Zealand."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/whitehead
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Testabianca

> Mohoua albicilla — Uccelli. The whitehead (Mohoua albicilla; Māori: pōpokotea) is a species of small (15 cm in length, 18.5/14.5 g.) passerine bird endemic to New Zealand.

- Scientific name: *Mohoua albicilla*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 1850
- Wikidata: [Q860177](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q860177)
- iNaturalist taxon: [8324](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/8324)

## Names

- en: Whitehead
- de: Weißköpfchen
- es: Mohoua cabeciblanca
- fr: Mohoua à tête blanche
- it: Testabianca
- nl: Witkopmohoua
- pt: Mohoua-de-cabeça-branca
- pl: Maorysek białogłowy

## Countries with the most observations

NZ (1728)

## Summary

The whitehead (Mohoua albicilla; Māori: pōpokotea) is a species of small (15 cm in length, 18.5/14.5 g.) passerine bird endemic to New Zealand. It is classified in the family Mohouidae. The male whitehead's upperparts, wings and tail are a pale brown in colour, while the head and underparts are white – in the case of the male an almost pure white in colour. Females and juveniles have similar colouration except that the nape and crown (top of the head) are shaded brown. The black beak and eyes contrast with the white head and the feet are bluish black in colouration.
Formerly quite common and widespread in native forests…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitehead_(bird)

## Photo

![Testabianca](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/whitehead/medium.jpg)

Photo: russnamitz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/262226126

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/whitehead?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).