In winter we put out a bird feeder and the Tauhou | Waxeye love it. They're total tiny clowns with a goofy look.
Length: 12 cm; Weight: 13 g
Similar species: Bellbird | Korimako
A small songbird with olive-green upperparts, grey hindneck, neck-sides and upper back, dark olive green tail, whitish-cream underparts on the throat and upper breast, creamy grey on the belly and undertail, pinkish-buff flanks, white thighs, and creamy-white on the underside of the wings. Both eyes have a silvery-white ring and dark reddish-brown iris, and the bill and legs are dark brown-black.