Mohua search for food in the forest canopy, where they appear to thoroughly inspect leaves and twigs from all angles, and also in the lichen, moss and crevices on the trunks of beech trees. Spiders, weta, beetles, moths and other insects form the bulk of their diet.
DON GEDDES
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Forest and Bird, Issue 281, 1 August 1996, Page 24
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49Mohua search for food in the forest canopy, where they appear to thoroughly inspect leaves and twigs from all angles, and also in the lichen, moss and crevices on the trunks of beech trees. Spiders, weta, beetles, moths and other insects form the bulk of their diet. DON GEDDES Forest and Bird, Issue 281, 1 August 1996, Page 24
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