Pseudonestor xanthophrys Rothschild 1893

The avifauna of Laysan and the neighbouring islands London :R.H. Porter,1893-1900. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48126590

Aves Hawaiienses :. London :R.H. Porter,1890-1899.. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41338648

Description: English: Pseudonestor xanthophrys — Maui Parrotbill, female. In the picture, the oversized head and massive beak of this finch-sized bird are visible to advantage. As there are no woodpeckers on Hawai'i, the Maui Parrotbill has evolved to fill their ecological niche. It uses the hooked bill to probe old wood and boreholes of insects for finding food. Males have more intense yellow coloration, especially on the head. These birds are highly threatened with extinction in the wild, and are subject to an intense recovery effort which involves captive breeding at the Big Island KBCC and the Maui MBCC facilities. A strange problem encountered is that captive-bred birds of this species, especially females, imprint quickly to humans, losing their shyness, begging for food and even landing on hands or heads. This would be a huge disadvantage, were such individuals released into the wild. Keauhou Bird Conservation Center (KBCC), Volcano, Hawaii. Date: circa 3 September 2002 date QS:P,+2002-09-03T00:00:00Z/11,P1480,Q5727902. Source: Own work. Author: Eike Wulfmeyer.

Description: English: This photograph is of a Kiwikiu (Maui Parrotbill), a critically endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper on the Island of Maui. Date: 6 May 2017, 14:32:26. Source: Original work taken in The Nature Conservancy's Waikamoi Preserve by the Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project. Author: Zach Pezzillo, Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project. Permission(Reusing this file): : This work is free and may be used by anyone for any purpose. If you wish to use this content, you do not need to request permission as long as you follow any licensing requirements mentioned on this page. The Wikimedia Foundation has received an e-mail confirming that the copyright holder has approved publication under the terms mentioned on this page. This correspondence has been reviewed by a Volunteer Response Team (VRT) member and stored in our permission archive. The correspondence is available to trusted volunteers as ticket #2021040210001395. If you have questions about the archived correspondence, please use the VRT noticeboard. Ticket link: https://ticket.wikimedia.org/otrs/index.pl?Action=AgentTicketZoom&TicketNumber=2021040210001395 Find other files from the same ticket: .

Description: English: Pseudonestor xanthophrys Roths, male, Bishop Museum, Honolulu. Date: 2016. Source: Own work. Author: Hiart.

TNC Waikamoi Preserve, Maui County, Hawaii