Akohekohe (Robby Kohley).jpg

An ‘ākohekohe sits on a branch. It has a black body with orange patches strewn throughout its body. An orange circle outlines its eye.
Photo By/Credit

Robby Kohley

Date Shot/Created
04/13/2022
Media Usage Rights/License
Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved - Used by Permission
Image
‘Ākohekohe (crested honeycreeper) is a endangered forest bird native to Hawaiʻi. Avian malaria, a disease transmitted by invasive mosquitoes, is driving their extinction and for some species a single bite by an infected mosquito can kill.
Facility
Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office
Species
Palmeria dolei
Subject tags
Birds
Diseases
Endangered and/or Threatened species