Mōhua (Yellowhead)

Mōhua (Yellowhead)

Mohoua ochrocephala

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Arthur's Pass National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
0–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
0–10
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
40–50%
2 Arthur's Pass National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
10–20%
3 Fiordland National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
0–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mōhua (Yellowhead) in Arthur's Pass National Park?

About 11% of visitor-days record a Mōhua (Yellowhead) sighting in Arthur's Pass National Park, based on 51 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Mōhua (Yellowhead) in Arthur's Pass National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Mōhua (Yellowhead) in Arthur's Pass National Park in our monthly data.

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