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Apapane
An endemic Hawaiian honeycreeper
...found on all major islands...a very
active singer.
Himatione sanguinea
(L 5.5")
Alakai Wilderness
Kaua’i
19Feb2014
Himatione is Greek for the
Spartan military cloak, always
blood red to conceal wounds;
sanguinea is Latin for bloody.
© BirdNote,
Mark Bramhill
© William V.
Ward
Macaulay
Library
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