'Akikiki
About the 'Akikiki
Also known as: Baird's Creeper, Kauaʻi Creeper

The 'Akikiki is a type of Hawaiian honeycreeper endemic to the island of Kaua'i. There it lives in rainforest habitat. The species is non-migratory.
The 'Akikiki is also known as the Kauai Creeper or Baird's Creeper. These little birds feed mostly on insects. They move up and down tree trunks like nuthatches.

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Details & Statistics
Added to Birdorable
Hatched 21 July 2014
Scientific Name
Oreomystis bairdi
Bird Family
Conservation Status
Critically Endangered (as of 4 April 2020)
CR
- Least Concern (LC)
- Near Threatened (NT)
- Vulnerable (VU)
- Endangered (EN)
- Critically Endangered (CR)
- Extinct in the Wild (EW)
- Extinct (EX)
Source: IUCN Red List
Measurements
Length:
5.1 inches
(13 cm)
Weight:
.4 to .6 ounces
(11.3 to 17 grams)
Range
Conservation
The 'Akikiki is listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List and was last assessed in 2015 by BirdLife International. This species qualifies as Critically Endangered because it has an extremely small declining range, confined to one upland area where it is at risk from the effects of hurricanes and exotic taxa, including predators and disease.
International Names
Chinese
考岛悬木雀
Czech
atovník tmavohřbetý
Danish
Akikiki
Dutch
Kauaikruiper
Finnish
kauainkiipijä
French
Akikiki de Kauai
German
Weißkehl-Kleidervogel
Italian
Rampichino di Kuai
Japanese
カウアイキバシリ [kauaikibashiri]
Norwegian
Akikiki
Polish
hawajka szarawa
Russian
Акикики
Spanish
Akikiki de Kauai
Swedish
Akikiki
