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Callaeidae

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Also known as: Callaeatidae, callaeid family
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Callaeidae, songbird family, order Passeriformes, collectively called wattlebirds (a name also applied to certain honeyeaters). Callaeids are found only in the deep forests of New Zealand. They are long-tailed, strong-footed, and weak-winged and have fleshy wattles at the corners of the mouth. Callaeids eat fruits and occasionally insects, which are taken on the ground. They build loose, shallow nests, lined with ferns, on ledges or in hollows. The three callaeid species are the kokako (q.v.; Callaeas cinerea), the saddleback (q.v.; Creadion carunculatus), and the huia (Heteralocha acutirostris). The first two are rare and in danger of extinction; the huia has ...(100 of 166 words)

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