Crow Honeyeater

This bird is endemic to New Caledonia and lives in humid forests on hills. It is relatively inconspicuous, and lives either in pairs or alone. It forages for invertebrates and nectar in the canopy and midstorey.

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The Crow Honeyeater is classified as Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Crow Honeyeater (Gymnomyza aubryana) is a very large honeyeater with orange facial wattles. It superficially resembles a crow with its glossy black plumage. Crow Honeyeaters have long rounded wings and a long tail and neck. Their bill is long and bicolored- yellow below, black above. It has a loud, ringing sound. This bird is endemic to New Caledonia and lives in humid forests on hills. It is relatively inconspicuous, and lives either in pairs or alone. More

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The Crow Honeyeater (Gymnomyza aubryana), is a very large honeyeater. This bird is endemic to New Caledonia and lives in humid forests on hills. It is relatively unnoticeable and lives in pairs or alone. It forages for invertebrates and nectar in the canopy. It has orange facial wattles. It superficially resembles a crow with its glossy black plumage. Crow Honeyeaters have long rounded wings and a long tail and neck. Their bill is long and bi-colored-yellow below, black above. More

and the Crow Honeyeater of New Caledonia all face extinction, according to the list, mostly due to environmental threats like introduced predators and deforestation. The Marquesas Kingfisher, according to the Red List website, located in the Marquesas in French Polynesia, is found on two small islands only, and 'is suspected to be declining owing to habitat deterioration and predation'. More

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Order : Passeriformes
Family : Meliphagidae
Genus : Gymnomyza
Species : aubryana
Authority : (Verreaux & Des Murs, 1860)