crested honeycreeper, 'akohekohe (Palmeria dolei)

Query: Fringillidae

Result: 239^th of 316

Subject:	crested honeycreeper, 'akohekohe (Palmeria dolei)
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Description (Palmeria dolei), (Wils.) 1. Adult, 2. Juv. (First Plummage), 3. Med.
Date 1893-1900
Source Walter Rothschild. The Avifauna of Laysan and the neighbouring islands with a complete history to date of the birds of the Hawaiian possession. London: R.H. Porter, 1893-1900.
Author Artist/Künstler: John Gerrard Keulemans (1842-1912)
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Palmeria_dolei1.jpg

The ʻakohekohe (Palmeria dolei) or crested honeycreeper is a species of Hawaiian honeycreeper. It is endemic to the island of Maui in Hawaiʻi. It is the largest honeycreeper on the island at 17 to 18 cm in length. Order: Passeriformes, Family: Fringillidae, Subfamily: Carduelinae, Genus: Palmeria, Species: Palmeria dolei (Wilson, 1891).

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