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‘I‘iwi

Mamane (shown) are just one of Hawai‘i's endemic trees that provide habitat and forage for native honeycreeper birds, like this scarlet ‘i‘iwi (Vestiaria coccinea). The bird's long, decurved bill is used primarily for drinking nectar, especially from the red blossoms of ʻohiʻa lehua trees.

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