ʻIʻiwi
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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. The ʻiʻiwi is one of the most common endemic birds of the Hawaiian Islands.[2]
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ʻIʻiwi | |
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Adult in Hawaii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Fringillidae |
Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
Genus: | Drepanis |
Species: | D. coccinea |
Binomial name | |
Drepanis coccinea (Forster, 1780) | |
The distribution of ʻIʻiwi (green) with extinct areas (red) | |
Synonyms | |
Vestiaria coccinea |
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