Hemignathus flavus

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Overview

Vulnerable

Common Names

Description

Habitat

Ecology: It has adapted relatively well to forests of non-native trees , but is most abundant in native forests, particularly where koa trees dominate2. It nests and forages in urban areas where enough trees grow2. Little is known about its diet , but it probably feeds primarily on small insects and other arthropods , taking nectar and fruit as secondary food sources2.[1]


List of Habitats :1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane 14.3Artificial/Terrestrial - Plantations 14.5Artificial/Terrestrial - Urban Areas

Taxonomy

Similar Species

Members of the genus Hemignathus

There are approximately 28 species in this genus:

H. affinis · H. chloris · H. ellisianus (Hawaiian Akialoa) · H. flavus (O'ahu 'amakihi) · H. hanapepe · H. kauaiensis (Kaua'i 'amakihi) · H. lanaiensis · H. lucidus (Honeycreeper) · H. lucidus affinis (Maui Nukupu'u) · H. lucidus affinus · H. lucidus hanapepe (Kauai Nukupu'u) · H. lucidus lucidus (Oahu Nukupu'u) · H. munroi (Akiapolaau) · H. obscurus (Hawaiian 'akialoa) · H. obscurus ellisianus · H. obscurus obscurus (Hawaiian 'akialoa) · H. obscurus procerus · H. parvus (Lesser Amakihi) · H. procerus (Kauai 'alialoa) · H. sagittirostris (Greater 'amakihi) · H. stejnegeri · H. virens (Common 'amakihi) · H. virens chloris · H. virens stejnegeri · H. virens virens (Common 'amakihi) · H. virens wilsoni (Common 'amakihi) · H. vorpalis · H. wilsoni

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Further Reading

• Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
• BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
• BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.

Notes

Contributors

• BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 09, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
• Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 09, 2007:

• Avian Knowledge Network, Great Backyard Bird Count
• Avian Knowledge Network, eBird
• Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Bishop Museum Natural History Specimen Data

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2474474
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13832768
• IUCN ID: 40448
• Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABPBY16080
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 178355

Footnotes

1. BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]

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