honeycreeper

American  

[huhn-ee-kree-per] / ˈhʌn iˌkri pər /

noun

1. any of several small, usually brightly colored birds, related to the tanagers and wood warblers, of tropical and semitropical America.

2. Hawaiian honeycreeper.

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Etymology

Origin of honeycreeper

First recorded in 1880–85; honey + creeper

Example Sentences

During one outing, in early January 2023, the proprietor of a local farm drew his attention to a green honeycreeper, a small songbird that is common in forests ranging from southern Mexico to Brazil.

From New York Times

The campaign to save one bird, the po’ouli, a honeycreeper so unique it has its own genus, came too late.

From Washington Post

The most recent to go extinct was the teeny po’ouli, a type of bird known as a honeycreeper discovered in 1973.

From Seattle Times

"The honeycreeper – there used to be like 50 different kinds in Hawaii, and now they're down to very few different ones," she said.

From Salon

The kiwikiu is a yellow and olive-green Hawaiian honeycreeper with an estimated remaining population of up to about 300 birds.

From Washington Times