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honeycreeper: see warbler warbler, name applied in the New World to members of the wood warbler family (Parulidae) and in the Old World to a large family (Sylviidae) of small, drab, active songsters, including the hedge sparrow, the kinglet , and the tailorbird of SE Asia, ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| These bright red rainforest honeycreepers have long, curved bills that are ideally suited for sipping nectar from Hawaiian lobelias. Other Hawaiian birds, such as the 20 or so diverse and colorful honeycreepers, face equally grim prospects if the disease hits, Burgett predicts. He tells how Max Schlemmer, the "King of Laysan," introduced rabbits to the island, decimating the vegetation and causing the extinction of dozens of plant species and the Laysan Millerbird, Honeycreeper and Rail. |
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