Hawaii Amakihi - BirdForum Opus

Photo by bkrownd
Kipuka 21, Eastern saddle, Hawaii, September 2006

Chlorodrepanis virens

Hemignathus virens

Identification

11 cm (4¾ in)

• Short, down-curved bill
• Yellowish-olive green
• Paler face and underparts

Distribution

Maui Amakih
Photo by bobsofpa
Haleakala National Park, Hawaii, USA, January 2012

Maui and Hawaii.

Taxonomy

Formerly placed in the genus Hemignathus.

Subspecies

Chlorodrepanis virens has two subspecies:^[1]

• C. v. wilsoni

• Forests of Maui

• C. v. virens

• Forests of Hawaii

Behaviour

Diet

They have a varied diet, consisting of nectar, as well as caterpillars and other soft bodied invertebrates.

Breeding

They breed throughout the year. They are monogamous, the pair remaining together for several years.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2017)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Hawaii Amakihi. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Hawaii_Amakihi

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