Akekee

About the Akekee

Also known as: ‘Akeke‘e, Kauai Akepa, Ou-holowai

The Akekee is a species of Hawaiian finch. This honeycreeper is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i. The name is also spelled ‘Akeke‘e.

These pretty little green-yellow birds have a black mask around the eye. This feature is more prominent in male birds. They grey bill has a bluish tint.

The Akekee is a type of Hawaiian honeycreeper finch, and has a specialized bill for feeding on insects it finds inside buds. Akekees also feed on tree nectar.

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Details & Statistics

Added to Birdorable

Hatched March 29, 2014

Scientific Name

Loxops caeruleirostris

Order:

Passeriformes

Family:

Fringillidae

Genus:

Loxops

Species:

L. caeruleirostris

Bird Family

Finches & Friends

Measurements

Length:

3.9 inches

(9.9 cm)

Wingspan:

inches

( cm)

Weight:

.39 ounces

(11.1 grams)

Range

North America Hawai'i

International Names

Chinese (汉语)

考岛管舌雀

Czech (Cesky)

atovník alakaiský

Danish (Dansk)

Akekee

Dutch (Nederlands)

Akekee

Finnish (Suomi)

akekee

French (Français)

Loxopse de Kauai

German (Deutsch)

Kauai-Akepakleidervogel

Italian (Italiano)

Akekee

Japanese (日本語)

コバシハワイミツスイ [kobashihawaimitsusui]

Norwegian (Norsk)

Akekee

Polish (Polski)

hawajka modrodzioba

Russian (русский язык)

Акекии

Spanish (Español)

Akepa de Kauai

Swedish (Svenska)

Akeki

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