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No other English or Hawaiian name. The Nihoa Millerbird is a sub-species of the Millerbird (Muscicapidae Acrocephalus familiaris).
From the series of thirty-three prints, Living Endemic Birds of Hawaii, by Marian Berger.
From en.wikipedia.org: "The Nihoa Millerbird (Acrocephalus familiaris kingi gets its name from its preferred food, the Miller moth. The five-inch long Millerbird has dark, sepia-colored feathers, white belly, and dark beak. Its geographic range is limited to the tiny island of Nihoa in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The Nihoa Millerbird is one of the two endemic birds remaining on Nihoa, the other being the Nihoa Finch.
Only 200– 900 Nihoa Millerbirds persist on the island, making the species seriously endangered. It is always at risk of extinction from environmental changes (droughts, fires, insect population irruptions), and because flight away from the island would likely prove fatal. The Laysan Millerbird, now extinct, was closely related."
The Niihoa millerbird is a reclusive species that forages for insects among dense brush. One of only two endemic birds remaining on Niihoa, its single, small population is highly vulnerable to severe droughts and storms, diseases, and introduction of non-native species.
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