List of Birds of American Samoa - Honeyeaters

Honeyeaters

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Meliphagidae

The honeyeaters are a large and diverse family of small to medium-sized birds most common in Australia and New Guinea. They are nectar feeders and closely resemble other nectar-feeding passerines. There are about 174 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in American Samoa.

  • Cardinal Myzomela Myzomela cardinalis
  • Wattled Honeyeater Foulehaio carunculata
  • Mao Gymnomyza samoensis (Ex)

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