Apapane (Himatione sanguinea)

Other Names (World)
Apapane, Akakani, Apakane

Family
Fringillidae (Finches)

Size
13 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gmelin, 1788)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest.

Range (Guide)

USA (B).

Main Hawaiian Is: Kauai, Oahu, Lanai, Molokai, Maui and 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 unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (63)...)

Apapane (Himatione sanguinea) [XC58984]
by Frank Lambert from Waikamoi Reserve, Haleakala, Maui Island, Hawaii, United States (song)

Apapane (Himatione sanguinea) [XC503849]
by Rick Sharloch from Maui (near Kula), Maui County, Hawaii, United States (call)

Subspecies
Long regarded as conspecific with species Laysan Honeycreeper (Himatione fraithii), but treated by recent taxonomists as separate species on basis of a suite of potential isolating mechanisms and osteological differences.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Apapane (Himatione sanguinea) - 10 files

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