White eye/tauhou
The whitehead/pōpokotea is a small species of passerine bird endemic to New Zealand. It has a series of clear tuneful calls that fill the forest with a pleasant cacophony of sound when they appear in flocks high in the canopy of the forest.
Whitehead/pōpokotea are widespread and locally common in North Island beech forests, podocarp forest and old growth exotic plantation forests.
The whitehead/pōpoko is not a hole-nester which has probably helped it survive the onslaught of introduced pests.
Although DOC doesn't actively work with whitehead/pōpokotea our wider work programmes do benefit them.
Learn about some of the things you can do to help whitehead/pōpokotea.
Listen to or download recordings of whitehead/pōpokotea song.
Tree planting for attracting native birds
Threatened species classifications
Bird identification online course Learn how to identify 10 forest birds
Phone 0800 DOC HOTline (0800 362 468) 24 hour emergency number to report:
Sick or injured wildlife Whale or dolphin strandings
Learn more
Contacts