The honeycreepers of Hawaii now have a family tree, with researchers from the Smithsonian having used DNA to map the entire family. Good news for an endangered family of birds!
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I guess I need to travel to Hawaii to see one of these birds.Ha!! It sounds as though some wonderful research is happening. I enjoyed the post.. Thanks