Oahu Amakihi

Hemignathus flavus

Order

PASSERIFORMES

Family

Finches (Fringillidae)

Code 4

AMAK

Code 6

HEMFLS

ITIS

Breeding Location:

Forests

Breeding Type:

Monogamous

Breeding Population:

Increasing gradually

Egg Color:

White with red to dark brown markings

Number of Eggs:

Incubation Days:

Egg Incubator:

Female

Nest Material:

Grass, tree fern fibers, twigs, rootlets

Migration:

Nonmigratory

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General

Oahu Amakihi: Small honeycreeper with yellow-green upperparts. Yellow throat, breast, and belly, becomes dull towards flanks and vent. Face has black lores. Females and juveniles gray-green above and yellow-white below with two pale wing-bars.

Range and Habitat

Oahu Amakihi: Endemic to Oahu. Found in wet, high elevation forests and drier habitats in the the Wai'anae Range. Frequents both native forest and lower elevation forest consisting of introduced plant species.

Breeding and Nesting

Oahu Amakihi: Two to three white eggs, with red- to dark brown irregular markings, are laid in a cup-shaped nest built of twigs, rootlets, mosses, bark, and leaves. Female incubates eggs for 14 days. Chicks fledge 18 days after hatching.

Foraging and Feeding

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".

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Upperparts

Back, rump, hindneck, wings, and crown.

Belly

The ventral part of the bird, or the area between the flanks on each side and the crissum and breast. Flight muscles are located between the belly and the breast.

Breast

The upper front part of a bird.

Face

The front part of the head consisting of the bill, eyes, cheeks and chin.

Vent

Birds do not have two separate cavities for excrement and reproduction like humans do. In birds, there is one single entrance/exit that suits both functions called the vent, cloaca or anus.

Parts of a Standing bird

Head Feathers and Markings

Parts of a Flying bird

Field Guide to Birds of North America