Nihoa Millerbird
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| Acrocephalus familiaris kingi (Wetmore, 1923) |
The Nihoa Millerbird (Acrocephalus familiaris kingi) is a subspecies of the Millerbird. It is limited to and one of the two endemic birds of the tiny island of Nihoa in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The other endemic bird is the Nihoa Finch. It gets its name from its preferred food, the miller moth. The five-inch long bird has dark, sepia-colored feathers, white belly, and dark beak.
Only 200 - 300 birds remain, making this bird seriously endangered. It is always at risk of extinction from environmental changes, as it cannot fly away from the island. The Laysan Millerbird, now extinct, was closely related.[1]
The trinomial commemorates Samuel Wilder King, captain of the Tanager Expedition and later Governor of Hawaii.
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