Birds of hawaii

Drepanis coccinea, Hawaiian honeycreeper, 'I'iwi. A bright red Hawaiian honeycreeper of high elevation native forests on Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii Island. Very active and boisterous in the understory and forest canopy. Aggressively chases other birds from flowering trees. The long bill of the ʻiʻiwi assists it to extract nectar from the flowers of the Hawaiian lobelioids, which have decurved corollas. Vocalizations include a complex array of gurgles, chuckles and reedy notes.

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The most common native bird, the ʻamakihi is an adaptable bird in a changing landscape. A small greenish-yellowish-grayish bird at 4 ½ inches, they flit about the trees sipping nectar and catching insects in almost every type of Hawaiian forest. While avian malaria is decimating other native bird species, the ʻamakihi appears to be adapting, […]

Periodically I have visited the Hawaiian islands of Maui and Kauai, photographing their spectacular landscapes, flora and fauna. Kauai, sometimes referred to as the Garden Isle, is the oldest and f…

hawaiian birds | ... to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific - H. Douglas Pratt

Here is the complete guide to endemic birds of Hawaii. Of the 64 Hawaiian birds species, 34 are still in the wild and 30 have gone extinct. Here are the species you just might see.

hawaiian birds | ... to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific - H. Douglas Pratt