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n. - Small bright-colored tropical American songbird with a curved bill for sucking nectar; Small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands.

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  • The term "honeycreeper" was originally associated with two groups of birds, once thought to be related: the Hawaiian Honeycreepers (Drepanidinae) and the Neotropical...
  • Several species, including the crested honeycreeper and ou, are near extinction.
  • Thirteen other species of a type of bird known as the Hawaiian honeycreeper had also become instinct.
  • ENVIRONMENTCritical ListThe snail darter had its 15 minutes; now the honeycreeper is ready for its close-up.
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