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Maui parrotbill, the Glossary

The kiwikiu or Maui parrotbill (Pseudonestor xanthophrys) is a species of Hawaiian honeycreeper endemic to the island of Maui in Hawaii.^[1]

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Carduelinae
Critically endangered fauna of Hawaii

Acacia koa

Acacia koa, commonly known as koa, is a species of flowering tree in the family Fabaceae.

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Avian malaria

Avian malaria is a parasitic disease of birds, caused by parasite species belonging to the genera Plasmodium and Hemoproteus (phylum Apicomplexa, class Haemosporidia, family Plasmoiidae).

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Bark (botany)

Bark is the outermost layer of stems and roots of woody plants.

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Beak

The beak, bill, or rostrum is an external anatomical structure found mostly in birds, but also in turtles, non-avian dinosaurs and a few mammals.

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Beetle

Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Holometabola.

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BirdLife International

BirdLife International is a global partnership of non-governmental organizations that strives to conserve birds and their habitats.

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Broussaisia

Broussaisia arguta, the kanawao, is a species of perennial flowering plant in the Hydrangea family, Hydrangeaceae, that is endemic to Hawaiokinai.

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Climate change

In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system.

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The contiguous United States (officially the conterminous United States) consists of the 48 adjoining U.S. states and the District of Columbia of the United States of America in central North America.

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Critically Endangered

An IUCN Red List Critically Endangered (CR or sometimes CE) species is one that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

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Cyperaceae

The Cyperaceae are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges.

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Detroit

Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Endangered Species Act of 1973

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA or "The Act"; 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq.) is the primary law in the United States for protecting and conserving imperiled species.

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Endemism

Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.

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Epiphyte

An epiphyte is a plant or plant-like organism that grows on the surface of another plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it.

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Extinct in the wild

A species that is extinct in the wild (EW) is one that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as only consisting of living members kept in captivity or as a naturalized population outside its historic range.

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Fern

The ferns (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta) are a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers.

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Fruit

In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering (see Fruit anatomy).

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Functional extinction

Functional extinction is the extinction of a species or other taxon such that.

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Gale (publisher)

Gale is a global provider of research and digital learning resources.

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Habitat

In ecology, habitat refers to the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species.

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Habitat destruction

Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species.

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Haleakalā

Haleakalā (Hawaiian), or the East Maui Volcano, is a massive, active shield volcano that forms more than 75% of the Hawaiian Island of Maui.

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Hawaii

Hawaii (Hawaii) is an island state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland.

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Hawaii (island)

Hawaii (Hawaii) is the largest island in the United States, located in the eponymous state of Hawaii.

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Hawaiian honeycreeper

Hawaiian honeycreepers are a group of small birds endemic to Hawaiokinai. Maui parrotbill and Hawaiian honeycreeper are Carduelinae, endemic birds of Hawaii and Hawaiian honeycreepers.

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Hawaiian tropical dry forests

Hawaiian tropical dry forests are a tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion in the Hawaiian Islands. Maui parrotbill and Hawaiian tropical dry forests are biota of Maui.

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Insect

Insects (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta.

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Insectivore

robber fly eating a hoverfly An insectivore is a carnivorous animal or plant that eats insects.

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Kipahulu, Hawaii

Kīpahulu is an unincorporated community in the Hāna district of southeastern Maui, Hawaiokinai.

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Larva

A larva (larvae) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage.

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Liberty Park (Salt Lake City)

Liberty Park is a popular public urban park in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Lichen

A lichen is a symbiosis of algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species, along with a yeast embedded in the cortex or "skin", in a mutualistic relationship.

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Loxops

Loxops is a Hawaiian honeycreeper genus in the finch family, Fringillidae. Maui parrotbill and Loxops are Carduelinae and Hawaiian honeycreepers.

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Mandible

In jawed vertebrates, the mandible (from the Latin mandibula, 'for chewing'), lower jaw, or jawbone is a bone that makes up the lowerand typically more mobilecomponent of the mouth (the upper jaw being known as the maxilla).

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Maui

Maui (Hawaiian) is the second largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago, at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km2).

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Maui ʻalauahio

The Maui alauahio (Paroreomyza montana), also known as the Maui Nui alauahio or Maui creeper, is a species of Hawaiian honeycreeper. Maui parrotbill and Maui ʻalauahio are endemic birds of Hawaii and Hawaiian honeycreepers.

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Maui Nō Ka ʻOi Magazine

Maui Nō Ka Oi Magazine is a bi-monthly regional magazine published by the Haynes Publishing Group in Wailuku, Hawaii.

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Metrosideros polymorpha

Metrosideros polymorpha, the ōhia lehua,; is a species of flowering evergreen tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that is endemic to the six largest islands of Hawaiokinai. Maui parrotbill and Metrosideros polymorpha are biota of Maui.

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Molokai

Molokai (Hawaiian: Molokaʻi) is the fifth most populated of the eight major islands that make up the Hawaiian Islands archipelago in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

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Monogamy

Monogamy is a relationship of two individuals in which they form an exclusive intimate partnership.

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Mosquito control

Mosquito control manages the population of mosquitoes to reduce their damage to human health, economies, and enjoyment.

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Moth

Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies.

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National Aviary

The National Aviary, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is the only independent indoor nonprofit aviary in the United States.

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Dutch), is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.

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Rubus hawaiensis

Rubus hawaiensis, also called the Ākala, is one of two species (with R. macraei) commonly known as Hawaiian raspberry, endemic to Hawaii. Maui parrotbill and Rubus hawaiensis are biota of Maui.

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Shrub

A shrub or bush is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant.

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Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute

The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) is a unit of the Smithsonian Institution located on a campus located just outside the town of Front Royal, Virginia.

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Styphelia

Styphelia is a genus of shrubs in the family Ericaceae, native from Indo-China through the Pacific to Australia.

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Supercilium

The supercilium is a plumage feature found on the heads of some bird species.

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Tree

In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves.

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Usnea

Usnea is a genus of mostly pale grayish-green fruticose lichens that grow like leafless mini-shrubs or tassels anchored on bark or twigs.

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Utah

Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Virginia

Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

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Waiʻanapanapa State Park

Waianapanapa State Park is a state park in Hana, on the island of Maui, in Hawaii.

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Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild

Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August 1937) was a British banker, politician, zoologist and soldier, who was a member of the Rothschild family.

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Windward and leeward

In geography and seamanship, windward and leeward are directions relative to the wind.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maui_parrotbill

Also known as Kiwikiu, Pseudonestor, Pseudonestor xanthophrys.

, Tree, Usnea, Utah, Virginia, Waiʻanapanapa State Park, Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Windward and leeward.

Maui parrotbill, the Glossary

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See also

Carduelinae

Critically endangered fauna of Hawaii

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