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Bonin Honeyeater (Hahajima subspecies)

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Special Natural Monument
Birds

Bonin Honeyeater (Hahajima subspecies)

Apalopteron familiare hahasima

The Hahajima subspecies of the Bonin honeyeater is a yellow-green songbird with a conspicuous black patch around the eye, living in the Hahajima island group of the Ogasawara Islands. It eats insects, fruit and nectar. Found only on a few islands, it is designated a Special Natural Monument under the name "Meguro."

Scientific name
Apalopteron familiare hahasima
Group
Birds
Prefectures
Tokyo
日本語
ハハジマメグロ
简体中文
小笠原吸蜜鸟(母岛亚种)

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Designated as a species without a fixed area. Markers show related prefectures.

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The Bonin Honeyeater (Hahajima subspecies) (Apalopteron familiare hahasima) is protected as a Special Natural Monument of Japan (1 designation). The…

The Bonin Honeyeater (Hahajima subspecies) is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Tokyo.

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