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Hawaii Creeper
Endemic...only found on the Big Island
...a species of Hawaiian honeycreeper.
Loxops mana
(L 4.5")
IUCN Watch
List Status is
Endangered
Seems to resist diseases that
threaten other species but
nests are vulnerable to alien
animals, esp. rats.
Hakalau Forest NWR
The “Big” Island
22Feb2014
Loxops is Greek for face or
appearance; mana is probably
an Hawaiian native name.
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© Doug Pratt
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