The Hunua Ranges, Mataraua, Kaharoa, Rotoehu, Pureora and Mapara forests, and Te Urewera National Park of the North Island, New Zealand. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of South Island Kokako (Callaeas cinereus).
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
North Island Kokako (Callaeas wilsoni) [XC206339]
by David Bradley from Waipapa Ecological Area, Pureora Forest, North Island, New Zealand (call)
North Island Kokako (Callaeas wilsoni) [XC237582]
by Dan Lane from Te Urewera National Park (near Maungapohatu), Wairoa District, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand (call)
Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of South Island Kokako (Callaeas cinereus).