Birds

Akiapolaau

Akiapolaau

100
-
Not yet spotted on Fladder
Spotted
The Akiapolaau is an endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper endemic to Hawaii Island. It is a remarkable bird with a highly specialized bill: a long, decurved upper mandible and a short, straight lower mandible.
Where to spot
Endangered and restricted to specific high-elevation native dry and mesic forests on the slopes of Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, and Hualālai on Hawaii Island.
How to spot
Focus on mature koa and 'ōhi'a forests. Look for its distinctive bill and unique foraging behavior, tapping and probing tree bark. Listen for its loud, whistled song and distinctive 'chip' calls.
When to spot
A year-round resident. Best observed in its specific forest habitats during morning hours. Requires patience and often remote hiking due to its rarity and habitat.
This bird's bill is a 'Swiss Army knife' of foraging tools, using the lower mandible like a chisel to chip bark and rotten wood, and the long upper mandible like a probe to extract insects from deep crevices.
Loading...

Spotted

No recently spotted birds

Monthly observations

No observations
Loading...
Nothing spotted yet

Also interesting

File:CAIS-CAIS (Euphonia chalybea).jpg
100

Green-throated Euphonia

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
File:Drepanis pacifica-Keulemans.jpg
100

Hawaii Mamo

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
File:Oreomystis bairdi.jpg
100

Akikiki

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
100

Eastern Streaky Seedeater

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
File:Antillean Siskin (Spinus dominicensis) (8082795281).jpg
100

Antillean Siskin

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
File:Chlorophonia callophrys 01.jpg
100

Collared Chlorophonia

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
File:CrithagraLeucopteraHart.jpg
100

Protea Canary

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
File:Black-throated canary, Crithagra atrogularis, at Loodswaai, Gauteng, South Africa.jpg
100

Black-throated Canary

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
100

Sichuan Rosefinch

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
File:Loxops caeruleirostris.jpg
100

Kauai Akepa

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies