Friday 16 January 2015

Wattled honeyeater

Foulehaio carunculatus

(Photo from Zoochat)

Common name:

Taxonomy:
Order Passeriformes
Family Meliphagidae

Range:
This species is found in the Pacific archipelagos of Fiji, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga and Wallis and Futuna.

Size:
These birds are 19-21 cm long and weigh 25-45 g.

Habitat:
The wattled honeyeater is mostly found in moist tropical forests, but also uses a wide range of other habitats, including mangroves, coastal forests, second growths, rural gardens and urban areas. They are present from sea level up to an altitude of 1.900 m.

Diet:
They feed mainly on nectar, but also take various arthropods, including adult and larval insects, and spiders.

Breeding:
Wattled honeyeaters can breed all year round. The nest is woven cup made of grasses, usually well-hidden within the foliage of a tree, where the female lays 1-2 eggs. There is no information regarding the incubation and fledging periods.

Conservation:
IUCN status - LC (Least Concern)
This species has a relatively large breeding range and the global population is estimated at 1-2,5 million individuals. The population is suspected to be in decline owing to competition with introduced bird species.

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