Hawaiian Honeycreepers (Drepanididae)

Maui Akepa (Loxops ochraceus) - HBW 15, p. 653

French: Loxopse de Maui German: Maui-Akepakleidervogel Spanish: Akepa de Maui
Other common names: Akakane, Akepeuie, Ochraceous Akepeuie

Taxonomy: Loxops ochracea Rothschild, 1893, Maui.
Hitherto considered conspecific with L. coccineus and L. wolstenholmei (latter, confined to Oahu, now extinct), but very recent DNA studies reveal genetic distances among the three to be equivalent to that between them and sister-species L. caeruleirostris; this, coupled with colour and apparent nesting differences, appears to support treatment as separate species. Monotypic.

Distribution: E Maui, in Hawaiian Is.