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 VU    Oahu Amakihi* Id (Atlas):
    Chlorodrepanis flava

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Oahu Amakihi, Amakihi

Family
Fringillidae (Finches)

Size
11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bloxham, 1827)

Habitat
Native forests, particularly where koa trees dominate, but also forests of non-native trees.

Range (Guide)
USA (B) (NB).

O`ahu, Hawaii.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 20,000 - 60,000 (2010) and stable.

Status VU
Feral ungulates and introduced predators are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Probably primarily small insects and other arthropods, taking nectar and fruit as secondary food sources.

Voice
Song is a vigorous trill of single notes. Call is a short cat-like buzzy note.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (16)...)

 
Oahu Amakihi (Chlorodrepanis flava) [XC27358]
     by Daniel Lane from St. Louis Heights above Diamond Head, Oahu, HA, United States (song)

 
Oahu Amakihi (Chlorodrepanis flava) [XC27360]
     by Ross Gallardy from St. Louis Heights above Diamond Head, Oahu, HA, United States (call)

Subspecies
Genus for many years subsumed into Loxops, and later merged into Viridonia or an enlarged Hemignathus. Previously considered conspecific with Kauai Amakihi (Chlorodrepanis stejnegeri) and Hawaii Amakihi (Chlorodrepanis virens).

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Male with Oahu Alauahio (Paroreomyza maculata) which has a straight bill, bold yellow stripe over eye and dark stripe through eye. Female has dark line behind eye only and pale lores, and with introduced Japanese White-eye (Zosterops japonicus) which has a straight bill, bold white eye-ring.


References
See References.


Files:
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