Hawaiian Honeycreepers (Drepanididae)
Iiwi (Drepanis coccinea) - HBW 15, p. 658
French: Iiwi rouge
German: Iiwikleidervogel
Spanish: Iiwi
Other common names: Iiwi popolo, Iiwi polena (both for immature)
Taxonomy: Certhia coccinea G. Forster, 1781, Kona District, Hawaii.
Long regarded as sole member of genus Vestiaria, but this was subsumed into present genus (other members of which now extinct) on grounds that the only defining characters at species level are colour differences. Birds from Molokai described as race suavis, but appear inseparable from those in rest of species' range. Monotypic.
Distribution: Main Hawaiian Is: Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii.
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A bird moving in a tree Locality Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands (Monotypic species)
Curt Kessler 31 October 2005 6 years ago 6 sec 2.6 -
A bird calling Locality Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands (Monotypic species)
Curt Kessler 31 October 2005 6 years ago 30 sec 2.2
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Bird photogaphed along Hosmer Grove nature trail.
Locality Hosmer Grove, Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaiian Islands
Tom Moxley 25 November 2011 24 weeks ago 4 -
Bird photographed in sandelwood tree.
Locality Waikamoi Preserve, Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaiian Islands
Tom Moxley 21 November 2011 24 weeks ago 3.6 -
juvenile
Locality Maui, Hawaiian Islands
Aleix Comas 27 July 2009 2 years ago 3.3 -
Iiwi (Drepanis coccinea)
Locality Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands
Dani Valverde 12 April 2009 1 year ago 2.2
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