Hawaii Akepa
A species of Akepas and allies Scientific name : Loxops coccineus Genus : Akepas and allies
Hawaii Akepa, A species of Akepas and allies
Botanical name: Loxops coccineus
Genus: Akepas and allies
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Description General Info
Photo By ALAN SCHMIERER from southeast AZ, USA , used under CC-ZERO /Cropped and compressed from original 
Description
It is a four-inch (10 cm) long bird of a dusty green color. Males are bright orange. It has a small cross bill just like the other Loxops species. Its call is a slight quivering whistle ending with a long trill. 
Size
8 - 13 cm
Life Expectancy
10 years
Nest Placement
Tree
Feeding Habits
Hawaii Akepa primarily feed on small insects, spiders, and caterpillars. These birds exhibit unique foraging behaviors, seeking out prey among tree foliage and using their slender, down-curved beaks to extract food.
Habitat
Hawaii Akepa predominantly resides in montane wet and mesic forests at altitudes of 1,100 to 2,100 meters, with highest densities above 1,500 meters. Preferring old-growth forests, they particularly thrive around large ‘o¯hi‘a or koa trees. While adaptable to disturbed forests and woodlands with sufficient old trees, hawaii Akepa's optimal habitat is undisturbed, mature forests.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Distribution Area
The Hawaiʻi ʻakepa survives only in two or three locations, all on the island of Hawaii: one population in Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge (on the Hamakua Coast of Mauna Kea), one in the upper forest areas of Kau (in the southern part of the island), and one on the northern slope of Hualālai (perhaps extirpated). As of 2000, about 14,000 Hawaiʻi ʻakepa remained. They were listed as an endangered species in 1975.
Photo By ALAN SCHMIERER from southeast AZ, USA , used under CC-ZERO /Cropped and compressed from original 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Finches Genus
Akepas and allies Species
Hawaii Akepa 
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