Hawaii Creeper Similar Species Comparison

A small Hawaiian honeycreeper with a short, tapered, slightly curved bill. Adults are greenish above and yellowish below, and frequently have a grayish head and throat. A black mask, often paler in female, extends from the base of the bill and surrounds the eyes before ending at a point behind them.

Probes in moss and lichen clumps and under bark in search of spiders and insects.

A small, yellow-green Hawaiian honeycreeper found in wet mountain forests on the island of Hawaii. Probes bark, lichens, and moss in search of spiders and insects.

Occurs in wet mountain forests with large ohia and koa trees on the island of Hawaii.

Note the broad black mask between the bill and eyes, tapering to a point behind the eyes.

Creeps up and down branches and trunks, similar to a nuthatch.

Creeps along trunks and branches, turning frequently from side to side.