Hawaii Amakihi

Hawaii Amakihi
Hawaii Amakihi
A Common Amakihi on Oahu, Hawaii
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Fringillidae
Subfamily: Drepanididae
Tribe: Hemignathini
Genus: Hemignathus
Species: H. virens
Binomial name
Hemignathus virens
(Cabanis, 1851)
Synonyms

Viridonia virens

The Hawaii Amakihi (Hemignathus virens), also known as the Common ʻAmakihi, is a species of finch in the Hawaiian honeycreeper subfamily, Drepanididae.

Contents

Distribution and habitat

It is endemic to the Big Island of Hawaii. It is one of the most common honeycreepers, inhabiting all types of habitat on the island at elevations from sea level to 8,000 feet (2,400 m). Of all the forest birds native to Hawaii, the Hawaii Amakihi has been affected the least by habitat changes. It is suspected that it is evolving resistance to diseases such as avian malaria.

Description

The Hawaii Amakihi is a small bird, measuring about 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in length.[2] It is a yellow-green bird with a small black bill that is 1.3 centimetres (0.51 in) long and has brown eyes with black pupils. It is a small bird with a powerful voice. It utters short chirps, Aki, Ki, Ki, A which can be heard well over a mile.

Behaviour

Feeding

Amakihi.jpg

The Hawaii ʻAmakihi has a very wide diet, able to find food regardless of habitat alteration. It has a tubular tongue, which it uses to drink nectar from flowers such as those of theʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha), ʻākala (Rubus hawaiensis), and māmane (Sophora chrysophylla). If necessary, it will suck juice from fruits. The Common ʻAmakihi also hunts for spiders and insects among trees and shrubs.[2]

Breeding

During the breeding season, between January through March, It makes a small nest made of woven plant fibers, and in most cases lays only a single egg. Only in rare cases does this bird lay two eggs. The chick(s) hatches after two weeks and out comes a baby that is naked except for a couple of yellow feathers. After two to three weeks, the chicks are fledged and then off to find a new territory of their own.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2009). "Hemignathus virens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/149616. Retrieved 30 January 2010. 
  2. ^ a b "Hemignathus virens". Native Forest Birds of Hawai'i. Conservation Hawaii. http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/dofaw/consrvhi/forestbirds/. Retrieved 2009-02-07. 

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Hawaii amakihi — žalioji viridonija statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Hemignathus virens; Loxops virens; Viridonia virens angl. Hawaii amakihi vok. Amakihi, m rus. зелёная амакихи, f; зелёная гавайская древесница, f pranc. amakihi familier …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • Amakihi — žalioji viridonija statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Hemignathus virens; Loxops virens; Viridonia virens angl. Hawaii amakihi vok. Amakihi, m rus. зелёная амакихи, f; зелёная гавайская древесница, f pranc. amakihi familier …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • amakihi familier — žalioji viridonija statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Hemignathus virens; Loxops virens; Viridonia virens angl. Hawaii amakihi vok. Amakihi, m rus. зелёная амакихи, f; зелёная гавайская древесница, f pranc. amakihi familier …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • amakihi — /ah mah kee hee/, n., pl. amakihis. a small Hawaiian honeycreeper, Hemignathus virens, having mainly olive green plumage above with a dark mark extending from the eye to the beak. [ < Hawaiian amakihi] * * * ▪ bird  (Loxops virens), perhaps the… …   Universalium

  • List of Hawaii birds — This list of Hawaii birds is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species seen naturally in the state of Hawaii as determined by the Hawaiian Audubon Society.This list is based on Robert Pyle s revision dated March 31, 2005. The scope of this… …   Wikipedia

  • Oahu Amakihi — Conservation status Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1] …   Wikipedia

  • Greater ʻAmakihi — Taxobox name = Greater Amakihi status = EX | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 250px image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Drepanididae genus = Hemignathus species = H.… …   Wikipedia

  • Common ʻAmakihi — Taxobox name = Common Amakihi status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 240px image caption = ifdc| log=2007 November 20 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Drepanididae genus = Hemignathus… …   Wikipedia

  • Oʻahu ʻAmakihi — Taxobox name = Oʻahu ʻAmakihi image width = image caption = status = VU | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Fringillidae subfamilia = Drepanidinae genus = Hemignathus species …   Wikipedia

  • Giant Amakihi — Taxobox name = Giant Amakihi status = Extinct regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Drepanididae genus = Hemignathus species = H. vorpalis binomial = Hemignathus vorpalis binomial authority = James… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”