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Birdsong field guide

Maui Alauahio

Paroreomyza montana

The Maui Alauahio is a small, endemic Hawaiian honeycreeper characterized by its nuthatch-like foraging behavior and distinct sexual dichromatism.

What it sounds like

A rhythmic song consisting of repeated 'cheer-cheer-cheer' whistles and a sharp, metallic 'chick' contact call.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Frank Lambert · United StatesCC BY-NC-ND Xeno-canto

Field notes

Unlike many nectar-feeding honeycreepers, it has a straight, pointed beak specialized for gleaning insects and spiders from bark.
They are highly social birds, often observed foraging in cohesive family groups or mixed-species flocks throughout the year.
Males exhibit a bright lemon-yellow plumage, while females and juveniles are a more cryptic olive-green with pale wing bars.
The species is now restricted to high-elevation habitats above 1,500 meters to escape avian malaria transmitted by mosquitoes at lower altitudes.
They are one of the few surviving 'creeper' species in Hawaii, filling an ecological niche similar to that of a treecreeper or nuthatch.

Habitat

High-altitude montane rainforests and subalpine shrublands, primarily dominated by 'ōhi'a lehua and koa trees.

Range

Endemic to the island of Maui, Hawaii, currently restricted to the windward slopes of Haleakalā.

Similar & commonly confused birds

KakawahieParoreomyza flammea KakawahieParoreomyza flammea Oahu AlauahioParoreomyza maculata

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