'Akiapola'au (Hemignathus wilsoni) Description
English: An ʻAkiapolaʻau (Hemignathus munroi) attempting to extract insects from a tree branch.
Author: United States Fish and Wildlife Service
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The ʻakiapōlāʻau (Hemignathus wilsoni), pronounced ah-kee-ah-POH-LAH-OW, is a species of Hawaiian honeycreeper, that is endemic to the island of Hawaii. Its natural habitats are dry and montane moist forests, and the only bird species on the island to occupy the woodpecker niche. Order: Passeriformes, Suborder: Passeri, Family: Fringillidae, Subfamily: Carduelinae, Species: Hemignathus wilsoni (Rothschild, 1893), Synonyms: Hemignathus munroi (Pratt, 1979)