Kiwikiu -- Zach Pezzillo

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Day 26 of #AvianAugust2025, Birds of Hawaii, hosted by @cookiedoves.bsky.social: Kiwikiu or Maui Parrotbill (Pseudonestor xanthophrys)

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A small yellow bird with a green eye stripe and green back has a tan parrot-like beak. It hangs from a silver clasp in front of a plant.

The kiwikiu is IUCN listed as critically endangered with less than 200 existing, thanks to loss of habitat and mosquito-borne diseases.  Their range is only on Haleakalā located on the Hawaiian island of Maui, but were historically found throughout Maui and Moloka'i...

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