- ʻAkikiki
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ʻAkikiki Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae Subfamily: Drepanidinae Genus: Oreomystis Species: O. bairdi Binomial name Oreomystis bairdi
(Stejneger, 1887)The ʻAkikiki (Oreomystis bairdi) is a critically endangered bird that is found in some parts of Kauaʻi. It was found in many parts of the lowland areas but has been pushed back due to transmission disease. It is a small grey topped white bellied bird that was only four inches long. It was found most commonly in the Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve. It has also been affected by the two strong hurricanes that came through Kauaʻi in 1980s-1990s. It has been put into a breeding camp where the first egg would hatch in 2000 which would be the starting point of a breeding program.[2]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2009). "Oreomystis bairdi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/149621. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
- ^ American Bird Conservancy. "Surfbirds News: Next U.S. Species to go Extinct May be Two Hawaiian Birds". http://www.surfbirds.com/sbirdsnews/archives/2007/04/next_us_species.html. Retrieved 2008-03-10.,
External links
- BirdLife Species Factsheet.
- "ʻAkikiki or Kauaʻi Creeper" (PDF). Hawaii’s Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy. State of Hawaiʻi. 2005-10-01. http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/dofaw/cwcs/files/NAAT%20final%20CWCS/Chapters/Terrestrial%20Fact%20Sheets/Forest%20Birds/akikiki%20NAAT%20final%20!.pdf.
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