Polynesian wattled honeyeater
The Polynesian wattled honeyeater or eastern wattled honeyeater (Foulehaio carunculatus) is a species of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. It was considered conspecific with the Fiji wattled honeyeater and the kikau.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Meliphagidae |
| Genus: | Foulehaio |
| Species: | F. carunculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Foulehaio carunculatus (Gmelin, 1788) | |
The species is endemic to the islands of the Central Pacific, occurring on American Samoa, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, tropical mangrove forests, and tropical moist montane forest.
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Foulehaio carunculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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