Oahu Amakihi

This species was first named by Andrew Bloxam . He saw it and collected specimens from Oʻahu while in the Hawaiian Islands in 1825 as the naturalist on board HMS Blonde.

The Oahu Amakihi is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Oahu Amakihi is one of a group of four small, closely related, island-specific Hawaiian honeycreepers, which until 1995 were considered subspecies of the Common 'Amakihi. They are among the least specialized and most adaptable of native Hawaiian forest birds. They are omnivorous, feeding on arthropods, nectar, and fruit. More

Oahu Amakihi: Forages on the limbs, leaves, and flowers of many types of trees for a variety of insects, including grubs and caterpillars. Also eats fruit and nectar. Vocalization Oahu Amakihi: Song is a variable flat trill, sounds like a quickly repeated "chee". Call is a buzzy "tswe-et" and a squeaky "chip". . More

Oahu AmakihiHemignathus chloris Order PASSERIFORMES – Family FRINGILLIDAE Issue No. 360b Authors: Lindsey, G. D., E. A. Vanderwerf, H. Baker, and P. E. Baker * Articles * Multimedia * References Courtesy Preview This Introductory article that you are viewing is a courtesy preview of the full life history account of this species. The remaining articles (Distribution, Habitat, Behavior, etc. More

Oahu amakihi had only a 12% infection rate; the presence of large numbers of uninfected Oahu amakihi in areas with high malaria prevalence in the multi-host community suggests they have evolved disease resistance. Interestingly, Big Island studies of a closely related congener, the Hawaii amakihi, revealed high prevalence of malaria in low elevation populations. More

Oahu amakihi (Hemignathus flavus) Potential Distribution Map * Resource Identifier: http://gapmap.nbii.gov/generatemap. More