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Swiss Army knife of the Hawaiian Islands—how an endangered bird drills into trees to find food
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. Phys.org Breaking News is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 5 Nov 2026, 14:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Swiss Army knife of the Hawaiian Islands—how an endangered bird drills into trees to find food”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
There are no woodpeckers on the Hawaiian Islands, but a little yellow bird called the 'akiapōlāʻau (Ah-key-ah-pole-ah-ow) has evolved an unusual beak to drill into branches to find food.
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Swiss Army knife of the Hawaiian Islands—how an endangered bird drills into trees to find food
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