Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Hawaiʻi ʻākepa (Loxops coccineus), recorded as Endangered
Hawaiʻi ʻākepa (Loxops coccineus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Hawaiʻi ʻākepa

Loxops coccineus

The Hawaiʻi ʻākepa is an endangered ʻākepa native to Hawaiʻi in the Hawaiian Islands.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Loxops coccineus
Recorded from
United States
Taxonomy
Aves · Passeriformes · Fringillidae · Loxops

Appearance

It is a four-inch (10 cm) long bird of a dusty green color. It has a small cross bill just like the other Loxops species. Several specimens were collected, as well as feather leis (necklaces resembling strings of flowers) constructed by Hawaiian artisans.

Published measurements include mass about 1.46.

Range and habitat

The Hawaiʻi ʻākepa survives only in two or three locations, all on the island of Hawaii: one population in Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge (on the Hamakua Coast of Mauna Kea), one in the upper forest areas of Kaʻū (in the southern part of the island), and one on the northern slope of Hualālai (perhaps extirpated). The Hawaiʻi ʻākepa is an endangered ʻākepa native to Hawaiʻi in the Hawaiian Islands.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

Large courtship groups have been observed during the breeding season, that is curious because this species makes permanent bonds.

In crisis

Hawaiʻi ʻākepa is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Hawaiʻi ʻākepa, Wikidata item Q555425. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Hawaiʻi ʻākepa?
The Hawaiʻi ʻākepa is an endangered ʻākepa native to Hawaiʻi in the Hawaiian Islands.
What is the conservation status of Hawaiʻi ʻākepa?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Loxops coccineus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Hawaiʻi ʻākepa live?
The Hawaiʻi ʻākepa survives only in two or three locations, all on the island of Hawaii: one population in Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge (on the Hamakua Coast of Mauna Kea), one in the upper forest areas of Kaʻū (in the southern part of the island), and one on the northern slope of Hualālai (perhaps extirpated).
Why is Hawaiʻi ʻākepa in crisis?
The Hawaiʻi ʻākepa is an endangered ʻākepa native to Hawaiʻi in the Hawaiian Islands.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Loxops coccineus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Hawaiʻi ʻākepa a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.