Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)
Wattled Honeyeater (Foulehaio carunculatus) - HBW 13, p. 669
French: Méliphage foulehaio
German: Schuppenkopf-Honigfresser
Spanish: Mielero Foulehaio
Other common names: Carunculated/Samoan Wattled Honeyeater; Vitu Levu Wattled Honeyeater (procerior)
Taxonomy: Certhia carunculata J. F. Gmelin, 1788, Tongatapu, Tonga.
Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- carunculatus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) - Wallis and Futuna Is; E Fiji (Lau Group); Samoa (Savai'i, Upolu and offshore islets, including Nu'utele, Namua, Fanuatapu, Manono and Apolima); American Samoa (Tutuila and associated islets, and Manua Is); and Tonga (Vava'u Group, Ha'apai Group and Tongatapu Group).
- taviunensis ( Wiglesworth, 1891) - Vanua Levu, Taveuni and associated islets (including Mathuata, Nggamea, Rambi and Yangganga), in NC Fiji.
- procerior ( Finsch & Hartlaub, 1867) - W & C Fiji: Yasawa and Mamanuca Groups, Viti Levu, Vatulele, Beqa, Lomaiviti Group (including Ovalau), and Yasayasa Moala Group.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Bird standing in drive way. Was feeding in a Poumuli tree (Fluegga flexusoa) while flying around and calling to two others as we Locality Alafua, Upolu Island, Samoa, Samoa Islands
Vincent.Vermeulen 11 November 2011 13 weeks ago 5 sec 3.6
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Resting on Helliconia rostrata.
Locality Samoa, Samoa Islands (ssp carunculatus)
Vincent.Vermeulen 6 September 2009 2 years ago 2.9 -
Bird feeding on nectar in flowers of an Indian mulberry (Morinda citrifolia).
Locality Samoa, Samoa Islands (ssp carunculatus)
Vincent.Vermeulen 6 September 2009 2 years ago 2.6
- No sound recordings available yet
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