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Hawaiʻi ʻamakihi
Scientific Name: Chlorodrepanis virens
Found: Common in higher-elevation forests on Hawai‘i and Maui but can also be found on Moloka‘i as well. Was once also found on Lāna‘i but hasn't been seen there since 1976.
Population Estimate as of 2024: 400,000-900,000 (stable)
IUCN Status: Least Concern
About: Hawai'i 'amakihi are one of the most common native forest birds due to their generalist nature. These highly adaptable little birds eat insects, sap, fruit, and nectar and are known to forage from non-native and introduced plants. There is evidence that 'amakihi are developing some resistance to avian malaria and, as such, can be found at lower elevations than other honeycreeper species.
PC: Bryan Shirota
'Amakihi song is a loud trill that gets louder and more intense in the middle. They also have a complex 'whisper song.'
Part of their success is due to their highly varied and adaptable diet which includes nectar from non-native plants and even sap from introduced pine species.