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Iiwi
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The ʻiʻiwi (pronounced , ) or scarlet honeycreeper (Drepanis coccinea), is a species of Hawaiian honeycreeper. The iiwi is a highly recognizable symbol of Hawaii.
Species
VulnerableʻIʻiwi
species
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- mamo
- Mass
- 18.3
- Image
- ʻIʻiwi (5-5-2018) Hosmer Grove, Haleakala Nat Park, Maui co, Hawaii -01 (41106135465).jpg
Show 10 more facts
- taxon name
- Drepanis coccinea
- taxon rank
- species
- taxon common name
- iívi
- IUCN conservation status
- Vulnerable
- Commons category
- Drepanis coccinea
- Commons gallery
- Drepanis coccinea
- endemic to
- Hawaii
- egg incubation period
- 14
- litter size
- 2
- short name
- D. coccinea
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Description
- Songs
- Diet
- Breeding
- Habitat and Distribution
- Threats and Conservation
- Avian Malaria
- Land Conservation and ˋŌhiˋa Death
- Mitigating Threats and Conservation Issues
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- External links
The ʻiʻiwi (pronounced , ) or scarlet honeycreeper (Drepanis coccinea), is a species of Hawaiian honeycreeper. The iiwi is a highly recognizable symbol of Hawaii.
== Etymology == Linguists derive the Hawaiian language word iiwi from Proto-Nuclear-Polynesian *kiwi, which in central Polynesia refers to the bristle-thighed curlew (Numenius tahitiensis), a migratory bird. The long decurved bill of the curlew somewhat resembles that of the iiwi.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Iiwi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.