Kauaʻi ʻamakihi
| Kauaʻi ʻamakihi | |
|---|---|
| Kauaʻi ʻamakihi Chlorodrepanis stejnegeri | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Fringillidae |
| Subfamily: | Carduelinae |
| Genus: | Chlorodrepanis |
| Species: | C. stejnegeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlorodrepanis stejnegeri (Wilson, SB, 1890) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Viridonia stejnegeri Wilson, 1980 | |
The Kauaʻi ʻamakihi (Chlorodrepanis stejnegeri) is a species of Hawaiian honeycreepers endemic to Kauaʻi in the family Fringillidae. The species Hawaiian name is associated with is Kihikihi, or kihi, which stems from the word amakihi. Kihikihi, meaning curved, makes a reference to the bill of the Kauaʻi ʻamakihi. The Kauaʻi ʻamakihi has similar physical features to an extinct species, the Kauaʻi nukupuʻu . When flying or feeding, the Kaua’i ‘amakihi lets out a distinguishing tweet.
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