Polynesian Wattled Honeyeater
A species of Wattled honeyeaters, Also known as Wattled Honeyeater Scientific name : Foulehaio carunculatus Genus : Wattled honeyeaters
Polynesian Wattled Honeyeater, A species of Wattled honeyeaters
Also known as:
Wattled Honeyeater
Botanical name: Foulehaio carunculatus
Genus: Wattled honeyeaters
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Photo By Lars Petersson 
Description
The Polynesian wattled honeyeater (Foulehaio carunculatus) or the eastern wattled honeyeater, is a species of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. It was considered conspecific with the Fiji wattled honeyeater and the kikau. 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. 
Size
21 cm
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Polynesian Wattled Honeyeater's primary diet consists of nectar, arthropods, soft fruits, with increased insect consumption during breeding. It forages mainly in canopies, using active flitting and probing flowers to feed, and aggressively defends nectar sources.
Habitat
Polynesian Wattled Honeyeater generally favors native forest ecosystems, including mangroves, coastal and montane forests, as well as forest edges. They thrive in both pristine and modified landscapes, like secondary vegetation and plantations. A preference for areas rich in native flora is distinct, whereas heavily urbanized environments or those dominated by introduced bird species are less favorable. Polynesian Wattled Honeyeater adapts to regional ecological variations across its habitat range.
Dite type
Frugivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Fruit
Photo By Lars Petersson 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Honeyeaters Genus
Wattled honeyeaters Species
Polynesian Wattled Honeyeater 
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