Distant I'iwi (Vestiaria coccinea)
This observation was one of the most magical and emotionally overwhelming moments of my life.
During later explorations I was able to photograph it at a closer distance! See photograph in the comment box below.
Listen to its calls here:
www.mauiforestbirds.org/iiwi/#:~:text=Once%20one%20of%20t....
"The ʻiʻiwi (pronounced /iːˈiːviː/, ee-EE-vee) (Drepanis coccinea) or scarlet honeycreeper is a species of Hawaiian honeycreeper. The ʻiʻiwi is a highly recognizable symbol of Hawaiʻi.
"Linguists derive the Hawaiian language word ʻiʻiwi 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 ʻiʻiwi.
"Although 'I'iwi are still relatively common in Hawaii, they have lost over 90% of their range and are being considered to be listed on the endangered species act. ʻIʻiwi was formerly classified as a near threatened species by the IUCN, but recent research has proven that it is rarer than previously believed. Consequently, it was uplisted to vulnerable status in 2008. The species was listed as threatened by the United States Department of the Interior on 20 October 2017."
Read more here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CA%BBI%CA%BBiwi
Distant I'iwi (Vestiaria coccinea)
This observation was one of the most magical and emotionally overwhelming moments of my life.
During later explorations I was able to photograph it at a closer distance! See photograph in the comment box below.
Listen to its calls here:
www.mauiforestbirds.org/iiwi/#:~:text=Once%20one%20of%20t....
"The ʻiʻiwi (pronounced /iːˈiːviː/, ee-EE-vee) (Drepanis coccinea) or scarlet honeycreeper is a species of Hawaiian honeycreeper. The ʻiʻiwi is a highly recognizable symbol of Hawaiʻi.
"Linguists derive the Hawaiian language word ʻiʻiwi 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 ʻiʻiwi.
"Although 'I'iwi are still relatively common in Hawaii, they have lost over 90% of their range and are being considered to be listed on the endangered species act. ʻIʻiwi was formerly classified as a near threatened species by the IUCN, but recent research has proven that it is rarer than previously believed. Consequently, it was uplisted to vulnerable status in 2008. The species was listed as threatened by the United States Department of the Interior on 20 October 2017."
Read more here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CA%BBI%CA%BBiwi