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Kulani Powerline Road, Hawaii, October 2006
Vestiaria coccinea

Identification

  • Red body
  • Black wings and tail
  • Long curved salmon-coloured
Juvenile
Photo by flanken
Haleakala National Park, Hawaii, USA, April 2011

Distribution

Found only on the main Hawaiian Islands. Still numerous at higher elevations on Hawai'i and Maui. Small remnant populations on Kaua'i and O'ahu may vanish in the near future.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Ohia and mamame forests.

Behaviour

Photo by flanken
Haleakala National Park, Hawaii, USA, April 2011

Diet

Diet includes nectar from ōhia trees.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
  2. Animalpicturesarchive

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