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An ʻakekeʻe Birds perches on a green branch. It has a yellowish-green body with a tiny black eye.

Photo By/Credit

Jim Denny

Date Shot/Created

04/13/2022

Media Usage Rights/License

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An ʻakekeʻe is a forest bird native to Hawaiʻi. It is currently listed under the endangered species act and is facing extinction due to avian malaria, a disease transmitted by invasive mosquitoes.

Facility

Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office

Species

Loxops caeruleirostris

Subject tags

Birds

Diseases

Endangered and/or Threatened species

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