Hawaiʻi ʻamakihi
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The Hawaiʻi ʻamakihi, also known as the common ʻamakihi, is a species of Hawaiian honeycreeper.
Hawaii Amakihi Palilia Discovery Trail, Mauna Kea, Big Island, HI
C. v. virens on ʻōhiʻa lehua
C. v. wilsoni drinking māmane nectar
C. v. wilsoni drinking 'Iliahi nectar
Metrosideros polymorpha
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Metrosideros polymorpha, the ʻōhiʻa lehua, is a species of flowering evergreen tree in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that is endemic to the six largest islands of Hawaiʻi. It is a member of the divers
Hawaiʻi ʻamakihi
…able to find food despite habitat alteration. It has a tubular tongue, which it uses to drink nectar from flowers such as those of the ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha), ʻākala (Rubus hawaiensis), and māmane (Sophora chrysophylla). If necessary, it will suck juice from fruits. The Hawaiʻi ʻamakihi also hunts for spiders…
Metrosideros polymorpha
Lehua blossoms
Yellow flower variant
Maui ʻamakihi drinking nectar