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honeycreeper

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hon·ey·creep·er  (hn-krpr)
n.
1. Any of various small, often brightly colored tropical American birds of the family Coerebidae, having a curved bill adapted for sucking nectar from flowers.
2. Any of several birds of the family Drepanididae of Hawaii, similar to the mainland honeycreepers.
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Noun1.honeycreeperhoneycreeper - small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands
finch - any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
Drepanididae, family Drepanididae - Hawaiian honeycreepers
mamo - black honeycreepers with yellow feathers around the tail; now extinct
2.honeycreeper - small bright-colored tropical American songbird with a curved bill for sucking nectar
oscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
banana quit - any of several honeycreepers


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These bright red rainforest honeycreepers have long, curved bills that are ideally suited for sipping nectar from Hawaiian lobelias.
Other Hawaiian birds, such as the 20 or so diverse and colorful honeycreepers, face equally grim prospects if the disease hits, Burgett predicts.
He tells how Max Schlemmer, the "King of Laysan," introduced rabbits to the island, decimating the vegetation and causing the extinction of dozens of plant species and the Laysan Millerbird, Honeycreeper and Rail.
 
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