Face-to-face hihi mating

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Description: English: Hihi (Notiomystis cincta, stitchbird) are the only bird known to mate face-to-face. This is believed to be more common when the male is not the female's regular mating as standard (male on top) mating also occurs. Not often photographed as hihi are rare, but captured here at Zealandia Ecosanctuary, Wellington where there is a translocated population. Date: 29 November 2017, 14:23:48. Source: Own work. Author: Karorikiwi. Location described here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karori_Wildlife_Sanctuary Species described here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stitchbird Licensing[edit].mw-parser-output.responsive-license-cc{clear:both;text-align:center;box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;justify-content:space-around;align-items:center;margin:0.5em auto;background-color:#f9f9f9;border:2px solid #e0e0e0;border-spacing:8px;display:flex}.mw-parser-output.responsive-license-cc div{margin:4px}.mw-parser-output.rlicense-text div{margin:0.5em auto}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output.responsive-license-cc{flex-flow:column}.mw-parser-output.rlicense-text{order:1}} This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue