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Oahu ʻAkepa
Plate 1 of 1. John Gerrard Keulemans, no known copyright restrictions (public domain) · via iNaturalist
IUCN EX · Extinct

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Oahu Akepa

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Oahu ʻAkepa

Loxops wolstenholmei

The Oʻahu ʻakepa (Loxops wolstenholmei) is an extinct species of ʻakepa that was endemic to the island of Oahu. It was commonly sighted throughout the 19th century. This brick red Hawaiian honeycreeper was found in the mountain peaks in densely forested areas. The females were mostly gray with a tinge of green. The birds had a slight crossbill just like the other Loxops species. It used its crossbill to open up buds in search for nectar...

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 512257.