Apapane Identification

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Adult

A small crimson songbird with black wings, a black tail, and a short, slightly curved bill.

Juvenile

Juvenile is a mix of gray, olive, and red, with blackish tail.

Adult

A crimson Hawaiian honeycreeper with black wings, black tail, and white undertail coverts. Feeds mainly on nectar of ohia and mamane, moving quickly from flower to flower in treetop vegetation.

Adult

Feeds mainly on the nectar of ohia and mamane flowers.

Adult

Frequently holds tail up, revealing white undertail coverts.

Adult

Both sexes sing throughout the year.

Habitat

Common in native forest with ohia and koa trees at higher elevations on Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii, uncommon on Oahu, and rare on Molokai.

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Identification

A blood-red Hawaiian honeycreeper found on all of the larger islands. Smaller and darker red than the Iiwi, with a shorter black bill and white under the tail. Juveniles are brown instead of red. Sometimes abundant in native forest at high elevations and also occurs at lower elevations in some areas where it usually stays high in the forest canopy. Large numbers may congregate in a flowering tree. Sometimes holds the tail cocked up. Often flies in flocks, sometimes high above the forest. Song consists of 2–3 soft notes followed by a reedy trill: “dee-der-di-di-di-di.”