Maui parrotbill, kiwikiu (Pseudonestor xanthophrys) Description
English: Pseudonestor xanthophrys from The Birds of the Sandwich Islands
Date 1890-99
Source The Birds of the Sandwich Islands
Author Frederick William Frohawk
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pseudonestor_xanthophrys_AvesHawaiienses00Wils_0190.jpg
The Maui parrotbill or kiwikiu (Pseudonestor xanthophrys) is a species of Hawaiian honeycreeper, that is endemic to Maui in Hawaii. The Maui parrotbill is one of the larger Hawaiian honeycreepers, measuring 14 centimetres and with a mass of 20–25 grams. Order: Passeriformes, Family: Fringillidae, Subfamily: Carduelinae, Tribe: Psittirostrini, Species: Pseudonestor xanthophrys Rothschild, 1893