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;Oreomystis bairdi | ;Oreomystis bairdi | ||
[[Image:Akikiki.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Art work by noisi]] | [[Image:Akikiki.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Art work by noisi]] | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 13 cm. Conical, slightly downcurved bill, grey-brown above, white below with pink bill and feet. Juvenile has bold white eye-ring. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | Island of Kauai, [[Hawaii]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Wet montane forests. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | The diet includes insects, larvae, and spiders. It possesses a tongue that is specially designed for extracting insects from crevices in bark. | ||
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+ | It builds a simple open-cup nest between March and May in ohi'a trees. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[category:incomplete]] |
Revision as of 16:49, 6 October 2008
Alternative Name: Kauai Creeper
- Oreomystis bairdi
Identification
13 cm. Conical, slightly downcurved bill, grey-brown above, white below with pink bill and feet. Juvenile has bold white eye-ring.
Distribution
Island of Kauai, Hawaii.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Wet montane forests.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects, larvae, and spiders. It possesses a tongue that is specially designed for extracting insects from crevices in bark.
It builds a simple open-cup nest between March and May in ohi'a trees.