Kikau

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Kikau (<em>Foulehaio procerior</em>) is a species of Honeyeaters (<em>Meliphagidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Overview

Kikau (Foulehaio procerior) is a species of Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).

Scientific Classification

Genus: Foulehaio; binomial: Foulehaio procerior; authority: (Finsch & Hartlaub, 1867).

Distribution

Breeding range: the Pacific Ocean.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Kikau is split from [Polynesian] Wattled Honeyeater (Andersen et al. 2014); accept proposed use of local name Kikau (Pratt, Watling).

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