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- Loxops caeruleirostris
Identification
11cm
Male:
- Bright yellow cheeks, underparts, crown and rump
- Greenish tail, wings, back, and nape
- Black mask, which extends from the eye to the base of the bill
- Long notched tail
- Short, blue bill
- The lower mandible is bent to one side
The female is less colourful
Distribution
Island of Kaua'i, Hawaii.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
High-elevation rainforest.
Behaviour
Breeding
Nests are built on ohia tree branches.
Diet
Their modified bills are used to open up leaf and flower buds in search of their prey. The diet includes spiders and insects; they take nectar very rarely.
References
Audubon
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
