Kadavu honeyeater [SEP] parent taxon
Kadavu honeyeater
The Kadavu honeyeater ("Xanthotis provocator") is a species of bird in the family Meliphagidae.
It is endemic to the islands of Kadavu in Fiji.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and tropical mangrove forests.
The bird is described as being fairly large, a bit like spotted honeyeater, but with a yellowish green bare skin eye-patch, bordered by light green feathering around the back end of it on the ear coverts. Dark streaked beneath with a whitish unstreaked
Kadavu crimson shining-parrot, which stands out from other parrots in the country, with its blue-collar at the back of the neck. The Kadavu fantail, the whistling dove and the honeyeater are amongst other rare birds found only in Kadavu.
Additionally, locals say that Kadavu is the most beautiful island, it grows the best and strongest kava, biggest dalo, largest fish, sweetest mangoes, and prettiest girls in all Fiji.
So far Kadavu has had the most Hibiscus Queens. Lenora Qereqeretabua, Lynda