Kikau
Foulehaio procerior
LCLeast Concern Endemic to Fiji
- Family
- Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The kikau or western wattled honeyeater (Foulehaio procerior) is a species of bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae. It was considered conspecific with the Fiji wattled honeyeater and the Polynesian wattled honeyeater.
The species is endemic to Viti Levu, Ovalau and the islands of the Yasawa Archipelago in Fiji.
Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests, tropical mangrove forests, and tropical moist montane forest.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Fiji (Viti Levu, Ovalau, and islands in Yasawa Archipelago).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Kikau
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
