Kauai Amakihi

The Kauaʻi ʻAmakihi is the species of ʻAmakihi that is found on Kauaʻi. It was created when the original Amakihi spread across the islands as they migrated. These birds eventually stopped moving and adapted with the islands. Each form of the ʻAmakihi is slightly different from the others from color, song, and habitat. The Kauaʻi ʻAmakihi is a common green bird that appears to have some resistance to the diseases. It has been confused as a greener form of the ʻAnianiau. It is slightly larger, about five inches long. It has a dark eye stripe that goes down to the bill which is also black.

The Kauai Amakihi is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

Kauai AmakihiHemignathus kuaiensis Order PASSERIFORMES – Family FRINGILLIDAE Issue No. 360c Authors: Lindsey, G. D., E. A. Vanderwerf, H. Baker, and P. E. Baker * Articles * Multimedia * References Courtesy Preview This Introductory article that you are viewing is a courtesy preview of the full life history account of this species. The remaining articles (Distribution, Habitat, Behavior, etc. More

* The Kauai Amakihi has the longest bill and is the largest surviving species of amakihi. * The Hawaiian name Amakihi is derived from the word kihi or kihikihi, meaning curved. * They were once considered a subspecies of the Common Amakihi but are endemic to Kauai and are now considered a full species. More

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Kauai Amakihi Hemignathus kauaiensis 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Vulnerable Justification This species qualifies as Vulnerable because it has a very small range. It occupies a small area of upland forest on one island, where it is at risk from the effects of exotic taxa. More

Kauai Amakihi Hemignathus kauaiensis = Kauai Island, Hawaii, USA - Date unknown More

Kauai Amakihi Hemignathus kauaiensis = Described by: Wilson (1890) Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors Old scientific name(s): Loxops stejnegeri, Viridonia stejnegeri, Hemignathus stejnegeri Photographs Kokee State Park, Kauai Island, Hawaii, USA - Apr 11, 2005 More

Kauai Amakihi Hemignathus kauaiensis 5 Kolea Stream trail 19th 5 Alakai Swamp trail 20th, Kauai. Hawaii Amakihi Hemignathus virens Maui: 5-10 Hosmer Grove 15th, Waikomoi Preserve 16th and Waikamoi Flume trail 17th. Hawaii: 5-10 Hakalau Forest 22nd, 2 Puu Laau 23rd, 2 Manuka State Pk 24th. Oahu Amakihi Hemignathus chloris 2 Aiea trail, Oahu 26th. Anianiau Viridonia parva 5 Kolea Stream trail 19th, 2 Alakai Swamp trail 20th, Kauai. More

Kauai Amakihi Hemignathus kauaiensis A few on 20th at Kokee State Park, Kauai and common 21st at Alakai Swamp. Anianiau Hemignathus parvus A few at Alakai Swamp, Kauai on 21st. Akiapolaau Hemignathus munroi 1 or 2 in a large forest patch along Puu Oo Trail, Big Island on 19th. Hawaii Creeper Oreomystis mana 4 at Hakalau Forest, Big Island on 18th. More