What is the common name for this bird?
The Nihoa millerbird (Acrocephalus familiaris kingi) is a subspecies of the millerbird. It gets its name from its preferred food, the Miller moth. The 5-inch (13 cm) long millerbird has dark, sepia-colored feathers, white belly, and dark beak. Its natural geographic range is limited to the tiny island of Nihoa in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, and it is hoped that birds translocated to Laysan will help to ensure the survival of the species. The Nihoa millerbird is one of the two endemic birds remaining on Nihoa, the other being the Nihoa finch.
The species is CRITICALLY ENDANGERED.
Every bird listed as a potential answer is endangered/threatened.
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13 Comments
kamaker
Warblers tend to be thick birds...so I got it right
Mark L Thomas
Lucky guess 🤪
Paul Bison
To those complaining about the quality of the picture, try resetting the resolution on your monitor, the picture was fine.
John McLardie
Hard:but guessed correctly.
Mic Fenst
Parenthetical naming - had to be the correct one.
Carole Cottrell
A little too specialist for a Brit.
George Oliver Prince
Should have known
Pierre Poirier
I use the shape of the bird to make my choice. Was the right one
Rob Farr
A complete guess for me .... we’re a very long way from Hawaii ...
Joseph A. Robitaille
maria, did you know this bird? I missed it.Good qQand A
recordpete
Since when are any of these common names? They are very specific.
Beau Shilkraut
Hard to see the beak. Should have used a better picture.
Gery Tillmanns
Not sure you could have chosen a worse image.