Hawaiian birds

Drepanis coccinea, Hawaiian honeycreeper, 'I'iwi. A bright red Hawaiian honeycreeper of high elevation native forests on Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii Island. Very active and boisterous in the understory and forest canopy. Aggressively chases other birds from flowering trees. The long bill of the ʻiʻiwi assists it to extract nectar from the flowers of the Hawaiian lobelioids, which have decurved corollas. Vocalizations include a complex array of gurgles, chuckles and reedy notes.

'I'iwi was one a common native forest bird found throughout the Hawaiian archipelago, but this honeycreeper has disappeared from most of its former range.

Here is the complete guide to endemic birds of Hawaii. Of the 64 Hawaiian birds species, 34 are still in the wild and 30 have gone extinct. Here are the species you just might see.

The most common native bird, the ʻamakihi is an adaptable bird in a changing landscape. A small greenish-yellowish-grayish bird at 4 ½ inches, they flit about the trees sipping nectar and catching insects in almost every type of Hawaiian forest. While avian malaria is decimating other native bird species, the ʻamakihi appears to be adapting, […]

An endangered Hawaiian goose, known as nene in Hawaiian. The nene is considered the world’s rarest goose. Photo by Brenda Zaun / via USFWS Refuges FB

Using a large DNA data set, researchers have identified the progenitor of Hawaiian honeycreepers and have linked their rapid evolution to the geological formation of the four main Hawaiian Islands

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The spectacular ʻiʻiwi is an icon of the Hawaiian forest. With its distinctive long curved salmon bill, red feathers, and black wings, they are only 5 ½-inches long. Spot them flitting atop the trees, sipping nectar from the lehua flowers. Their bill has also specially evolved to fit into tubular flowers that in-turn have evolved […]

Experience the beauty of Hawaiian wildlife with our vintage illustration of a Hawaiian goose among lush tropical nature. A perfect addition to any bird lover's art collection.