Maui Akepa
  A species of Akepas and allies   Scientific name : Loxops ochraceus  Genus :   Akepas and allies    
  Maui Akepa, A species of Akepas and allies 
  Botanical name: Loxops ochraceus 
  Genus:  Akepas and allies 
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 Description
Description
 It was a four-inch (10 cm) long bird of a dusty green color. It had a small cross bill just like the other Loxops species. Its call was a slight quivering whistle ending with a long trill. It appeared as a small fast moving ball of fluff of green, as it flew from tree to tree. 
 
    Feeding Habits 
  It ate spiders and other invertebrates and drank the nectar of several flowers including the nectar of the ʻōhiʻa, the naio and the lobelia. 
 
   Scientific Classification
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  Chordates   Class 
  Birds   Order 
  Perching birds   Family 
  Finches   Genus 
  Akepas and allies   Species 
  Maui Akepa