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Birdsong field guide

Kauai Amakihi

Chlorodrepanis stejnegeri

The Kauai Amakihi is a robust Hawaiian honeycreeper distinguished by its large, decurved bill and vibrant yellow-green plumage. It is one of the few native forest birds on Kauai that has shown some resilience to introduced avian diseases.

What it sounds like

A sharp, buzzy 'zeet' or 'tseet' call and a song consisting of a rapid, high-pitched trill.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Melissa Hafting · United StatesCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

Possesses a significantly larger and more down-curved beak than other amakihi species, adapted for a generalist diet.
Shows evidence of evolving tolerance to avian malaria, allowing populations to persist where other honeycreepers have vanished.
Displays sexual dichromatism, where males are a bright yellow-green and females are a duller, olive-gray color.
Primarily feeds on nectar from 'ōhi'a lehua blossoms but also gleans insects and spiders from bark and foliage.
Its population is currently centered in the high-elevation Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve to avoid disease-carrying mosquitoes.

Habitat

High-elevation montane rainforests and wet bogs dominated by 'ōhi'a lehua and koa trees.

Range

Endemic to the island of Kaua'i in the Hawaiian archipelago.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Hawaii AmakihiChlorodrepanis virens Oahu AmakihiChlorodrepanis flava

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