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Foraging 'Amakihi

            One of the few remaining species of endemic honeycreepers on the island of Oahu, the ‘amakihi still thrives in higher elevation rainforests.  Recent census indicates the population is stable or increasing due to resistance to mosquito transmitted avian malaria, adaptability to feed on nonindigenous food sources, and capacity to become habituated to human presence.  Often observed using its decurved bill to feed on the nectar of ‘ohi’a lehua, this male was probing bark and buds for small insects, a protein source during breeding.  The Oahu ‘amakihi is one of three endemic species of ‘amakihi in the main Hawaiian Islands, a result of insular evolution.  In the state of Hawaii, 2024 is Ka Makahiki o Nā Manu Nahele: The Year of the Forest Birds.
   

Taken in: United States / Hawaii / Kalauao (show map)

Taken on: March 21, 2024

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passerine

honeycreeper

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Chlorodrepanis flava

‘amakihi

O’ahu ‘amakihi

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Hawaii

Oahu

Ko’olau

Aiea Loop Trail

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Hawaiian birds

birds of Hawaii

insular evolution

natural selection

island biogeography

non-migratory

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nectarivore

frugivore

invertivore

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adaptive radiation

OAAM

CHDFLA

Ka Makahiki o Nā Manu Nahele

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Camera: Canon EOS R5, f/8.0, 1/640 sec, 500mm, ISO 4000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R5
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	500mm
ISO:	4000
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Digital Photo Professional
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