Foulehaio carunculatus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788) is a animal in the Meliphagidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Foulehaio carunculatus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

Foulehaio carunculatus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

Foulehaio carunculatus is a Central Pacific-endemic honeyeater once considered conspecific with two related species.

Family
Genus
Foulehaio
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Foulehaio carunculatus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788)

Foulehaio carunculatus, first described by J.F.Gmelin in 1788, is a bird species commonly known as the Polynesian wattled honeyeater or eastern wattled honeyeater. It belongs to the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. This species was previously classified as the same species as the Fiji wattled honeyeater and the kikau. It is endemic to Central Pacific island groups, specifically found on American Samoa, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. Its natural habitats include tropical moist lowland forests, tropical mangrove forests, and tropical moist montane forest.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Meliphagidae Foulehaio

More from Meliphagidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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