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Polynesian Wattled Honeyeater

Foulehaio carunculatus(Gmelin, JF, 1788)

English (US) Polynesian Wattled Honeyeater

The Polynesian Wattled Honeyeater (Foulehaio carunculatus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Meliphagidae (Honeyeaters) in the order Passeriformes.

Range: eastern Fiji, Lau Archipelago, Tonga, and SamoaRange summary from AviList, in English.

Scientific name
Foulehaio carunculatus
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Polynesian Wattled Honeyeater
Described by
(Gmelin, JF, 1788)

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Taxonomic history

First described as
Certhia carunculata
Described by
(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
Type locality
Tongatabu. Based on 'Wattled Creeper' Latham, 1782, Gen. Synop. Birds, 1 (2) , p. 732.
Original description
Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.472

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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