honeycreeper
Americannoun
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any of several small, usually brightly colored birds, related to the tanagers and wood warblers, of tropical and semitropical America.
Etymology
Origin of honeycreeper
Example Sentences
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Studies show that ʻiʻiwi, also known as the scarlet honeycreeper, face a mortality rate of about 90 percent if infected.
From Science Daily
During one outing, in early January 2023, the proprietor of a local farm drew his attention to a green honeycreeper, a small songbird that is common in forests ranging from southern Mexico to Brazil.
From New York Times
The campaign to save one bird, the po’ouli, a honeycreeper so unique it has its own genus, came too late.
From Washington Post
The most recent to go extinct was the teeny po’ouli, a type of bird known as a honeycreeper discovered in 1973.
From Seattle Times
"The honeycreeper – there used to be like 50 different kinds in Hawaii, and now they're down to very few different ones," she said.
From Salon
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