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An ʻiʻiwi stands on a branch. It has bright red feathers with black wings. Its long, curved beak is open.

Photo By/Credit

USFWS

Date Shot/Created

04/07/2023

Media Usage Rights/License

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0

Image

This nectar feeding member of the honeycreeper family, with its brilliant scarlet body plumage and black wings and tail, abounds in the forest canopy where ‘ōhi‘a lehua blossoms are plentiful. The ‘i‘iwi's long, down curved, orange bill is specialized for sipping nectar from tubular flowers. The ‘i‘iwi’s "squeaky hinge” call can be heard throughout the forest when the birds are present.

Facility

Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office

Species

Vestiaria coccinea

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