Hawaii Amakihi Similar Species Comparison
Main SpeciesHawaii Amakihi
Adult
A small yellow-green honeycreeper with a short, curved bill. Adult male is bright yellow-green above and yellow below, with a black lore between the bill and eye. Adult female is duller than male, with a shorter bill.
© Jeff Stacey / Macaulay LibraryHawaii, August 25, 2014Immature
Immature is grayish green, with faint wingbars and a grayish lore between the bill and eye.
© Brad Argue / Macaulay LibraryHawaii, November 25, 2017Adult
A small yellow-green honeycreeper with a short, curved bill, found on Hawaii, Maui, and Molokai. Adult male is bright yellow-green above and yellow below; female is less colorful, with a shorter bill.
© Graham Deese / Macaulay LibraryHawaii, March 27, 2025Adult
An acrobatic forager that picks arthropods from leaves, blossoms, twigs, and branches.
© Brad Argue / Macaulay LibraryHawaii, March 03, 2018Adult
Also feeds on nectar, mainly from ohia and mamane flowers.
© Brian Sullivan / Macaulay LibraryHawaii, September 20, 2017Adult
An acrobatic forager that picks insects and spiders from leaves, blossoms, twigs, or branches and also probes flowers for nectar.
© Timothy Barksdale / Macaulay LibraryHawaii, March 01, 2002Adult
Strongly curved bill helps differentiate Hawaii Amakihi from Hawaii Creeper and Maui Alauahio.
© Doug Cooper / Macaulay LibraryHawaii, November 28, 2017Immature
Curved bill and tubelike tongue are adapted for feeding on nectar.
© Etienne Artigau🦩 / Macaulay LibraryHawaii, March 25, 2007Adult
Occurs in both native and non-native forests on Hawaii, Maui, and Molokai above roughly 300 meters (1,000 feet) elevation.
© GARY DOUGLAS / Macaulay LibraryHawaii, January 10, 2016Search species and articles
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