Alternative name: Maui Creeper
- Paroreomyza montana
Identification
Males are bright yellow, with females and juveniles a duller yellow. 'Alauahio usually move around in very talkative small groups.
Distribution
East Maui, Hawaii
Taxonomy
Monotypic
Habitat
Both native and alien forest. Population densities are highest in intact contiguous native forests on windward East Maui, but remnant populations persist in fragmented and degraded forests on leeward East Maui.
Behaviour
It creeps along trunks, branches and twigs, flipping over bark and lichen in search of insects and grub.
