- Loxops coccineus
Identification
Locality: Hakalau Forest NWR, Hawai'i Island.
Adult males are a bright orange. Females and juvenile males are green with an orange breast.
Distribution
Their greatest population concentration is in the Pua 'Akala tract of Hakalau National Wildlife Refuge.
Taxonomy
Habitat
The 'akepa gleans insects from the outer leaves of branches near the crowns of 'ohi'a trees, using the crossed tips of its bill to open budding leaves. They prefer to live near large old 'ohi'a trees that have natural nesting cavities.


