Oʻahu ʻamakihi
Oʻahu ʻamakihi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Fringillidae |
Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
Genus: | Chlorodrepanis |
Species: | C. flava
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Binomial name | |
Chlorodrepanis flava (Bloxam, 1827)
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Synonyms | |
Hemignathus flavus |
The Oʻahu ʻamakihi (Chlorodrepanis flava) is a species of
Taxonomy
The Oʻahu ʻamakihi was first named by Andrew Bloxam (as Nectarina flava). He saw it and collected specimens from Oʻahu while in the Hawaiian Islands in 1825 as the naturalist on board HMS Blonde.[2]
The species was formerly placed in the genus
Habitat
It tends to stay in the wetter southern area of Oʻahu, and in the valley near
Diet
Due to its bill shape, it is able to scrape off pieces of bark and reach insects that make up all of the protein in its diet. It drinks nectar from ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) trees and in rare cases it will use sugar feeders.
Breeding
The birds pair off during the breeding season, which occurs from mid-December to early March. The small nest is 2–4 inches (5.1–10.2 cm) wide. The female lays one to two eggs. In two weeks the eggs hatch, with the hatchlings covered in brown down feathers. The birds are ready leave the nest three weeks later.
Threats
It is threatened by
References
- . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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- PMID 22018543.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David (eds.). "Finches, euphonias". World Bird List Version 5.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
External links
- Species factsheet - BirdLife International
- Videos, photos, and sounds - Internet Bird Collection