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Locality: Koke'e, Kaua'i, Hawaii, July 2004

Magumma parva

Hemignathus parvus

[edit] Identification

11cm. Bright yellow, short, thin bill.

[edit] Distribution

Kauai, Hawaii.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic^[1]
Sometimes placed in the genus Hemignathus.

[edit] Habitat

Humid montane forests above 600 m.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Diet

The diet includes arthropods and nectar.

[edit] Breeding

It nests in ohi'a trees, Metrosideros polymorpha. Both sexes build the open-cup nest; females incubate eggs and brood young.

[edit] Vocalisation

Call is a 2-note tew-weet. Song is doubled and tripled notes weesee-weesee-weesee.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Wikipedia

• List of references

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