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Birdsong field guide

Hawaii Creeper

Loxops mana

The Hawaii Creeper is a small, specialized insectivore endemic to the Big Island, distinguished by its behavior of gleaning invertebrates from the bark of native trees.

What it sounds like

A high-pitched, descending trill and a short, upward-slurred 'cheerp' contact call.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Brooks Rownd · United StatesCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

Unlike most honeycreepers, it possesses a brush-tipped tongue rather than a tubular one, adapted for scooping insects.
It is frequently confused with the Hawaii Amakihi but can be identified by its straighter bill and pale whitish throat.
The species primarily forages on the trunks and main branches of mature Koa and ʻŌhiʻa trees.
It is one of the few Hawaiian honeycreepers known to occasionally nest in tree cavities or behind loose bark.
Current populations are restricted to high-elevation refugia above 1,500 meters to avoid disease-carrying mosquitoes.

Habitat

High-elevation mesic and wet montane forests dominated by Koa and ʻŌhiʻa.

Range

Endemic to the island of Hawaii (Big Island).

Similar & commonly confused birds

AkekeeLoxops caeruleirostris Hawaii AkepaLoxops coccineus Maui AkepaLoxops ochraceus Oahu AkepaLoxops wolstenholmei

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