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Endemic to Hawaii and only
found on the “Big” Island.
found on the “Big” Island.
Hemignathus wilsoni
(L 5.5")
IUCN Watch
List Status is
Endangered
List Status is
Endangered
Common in the late 19th C.
but numbers have dropped
drastically by rats that eat
its eggs.
but numbers have dropped
drastically by rats that eat
its eggs.
- threatened by cats and
dogs as well.
dogs as well.
- also loss of dependent
trees to pigs and alien
plants.
trees to pigs and alien
plants.
- mosquito-carried
diseases are a major
problem.
diseases are a major
problem.
The holy grail of
Hawaiian birding.
Hawaiian birding.
(Bob Sundstrom)
Near Saddle Road
“Big” Island
21Feb2014
The lower mandible pokes holes in
a tree and the unusually curved
upper mandible extracts the prey.
a tree and the unusually curved
upper mandible extracts the prey.
Hemignathus is Greek for small
or short lower jaw.
or short lower jaw.
© Doug Pratt
Macaulay
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