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12-22-2016

Hemignathus wilsoni

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FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video.The ʻakiapōlāʻau (Hemignathus wilsoni), pronounced ah-kee-ah-POH-LAH-OW, is a species of Hawaiian honeycreeper that is endemic to the island of Hawaii. Its natural habitats are dry and montane moist forests, and the only bird species on the island to occupy the woodpecker niche. The bird is 5.5 inches (14 cm) in length, and has an unusually curved beak-(a specialist species). The ʻakiapolaʻau is a pudgy bird which has a whitish bottom and tail, black legs, yellow chest, orangish head, black face mask and bill and gray black wings. The male’s song is either a loud, short pit-er-ieu or a rapid warba-warba. Its various calls include an upslurred whistle, a short cheedle-ee warble, and a short sweet. Due to the recent disappearance of the Maui and Kauai nukupu’us in the 1990s, leading to fears that they may be extinct, the ʻakiapōlāʻau may be the last of its genus. It is the only member of the subgenus Heterorhynchus, which has a woodpecker-like feeding habitat and exclusively preys on insects, in contrast to the nukupu’us, which were both insect-eaters and also hummingbird-like nectarivores.

Detailed information
Full Name: akiapolaau (Hemignathus wilsoni)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Birds
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 03/11/1967 Pacific Region (Region 1) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the akiapolaau, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: Hawaii
  • US Counties in which the akiapolaau, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the akiapolaau, Wherever found is known to occur: Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge
  • Additional species information
Recovery
No critical habitat rules have been published for the akiapolaau.
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/22/2006 Revised Hawaiian Forest Birds Recovery Plan View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
09/22/2006 Revised Hawaiian Forest Birds Recovery Plan View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
02/05/2013 78 FR 8185 8187 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 44 Species in Oregon, Hawaii, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
04/29/2008 73 FR 23264 23266 Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews for 70 Species in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and the Pacific Islands
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
09/28/2006 71 FR 57004 Revised Recovery Plan for Hawaiian Forest Birds
  • Notice Final Recovery Plan Availability
10/16/2003 68 FR 59635 59636 Draft Revised Recovery Plan for Hawaiian Forest Birds
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability
Date
Title
08/18/2015 Akiapolaau 5-year review 2015
08/27/2010 `Akiapolaau (Hemignathus munroi), 5-Year Review Summary and Evaluation
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