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Kauaʻi ʻamakihi
Scientific Name: Chlorodrepanis stejnegeri
Found: Endemic to Kaua’i
Population Estimate as of 2024: <4,000 (decreasing)
IUCN Status: Endangered
About: The largest of the 'amakihi species, the Kaua'i 'amakihi are also generalists and eat everything from insects to nectar. Unlike the more common Hawai'i 'amakihi, this species is listed as endangered with its population declining due to avian malaria. Once common in lowland forests the Kaua'i 'amakihi is now restricted to higher elevations where mosquitoes are less likely to encroach.
PC: Jim Denny
Calls are varied and can be hard to distinguish from other honeycreepers. Its main song is a loud, lively trill.
Females do most of the nest construction with males feeding them as part of courtship and also during incubation.