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Photo by bkrownd
Waikamoi Preserve, Maui, Hawaii, September 2009

Pseudonestor xanthophrys

[edit] Identification

Length 13.5 cm. Olive-green above and yellow below, yellow stripe above eye, large parrot-like bill and a very short tail. Female Parrotbills are duller in colour and have a smaller bill.

[edit] Distribution

Windward East Maui, Hawaii.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Rainforests.

[edit] Behaviour

Diet includes insect larvae.

[edit] External Links

http://www.mauiforestbirds.org