Our Endangered Birds, Sculpture by Elizabeth Miller
ʻIʻiwi: Scarlet Hawaiian honey creeper (Vestiaria coccinea), found on all the main islands; its feathers were used extensively in feather work.
ʻAkiapōlāʻau: The ‘akiapōlā‘au is a stocky Hawaiian honeycreeper (Family: Fringillidae) endemic to the island of Hawai‘i and most famous for their specialized bills, which have a long, decurved upper mandible and a short woodpecker-like lower mandible.
Palila: An endangered gray, yellow, and white Hawaiian honey creeper (Psittirostra bailleui); endemic to the island of Hawaiʻi. Its bill is especially suited for opening māmane tree pods. Its only home is on Mauna Kea, Hawaiʻi.
ʻĀkepa: Group of small scarlet or yellow-green Hawaiian honey creepers (Loxops coccinea).
ʻAlawī: The Hawai‘i creeper is a small, discreet Hawaiian honeycreeper (Family: Fringillidae) endemic to the island of Hawai‘i. Adults are predominately olive-green above, dull buff below, and have a dark gray mask extending around the eyes; males are brighter.
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