amakihi

or 'a·ma·ki·hi

[ ah-mah-kee-hee ]

noun

, plural a·ma·ki·his.

1. a small Hawaiian honeycreeper, Hemignathus virens, having mainly olive-green plumage above with a dark mark extending from the eye to the beak.

Word History and Origins

Origin of amakihi¹

First recorded in 1900–05; from Hawaiian ‘amakihi

Example Sentences

However, the elepaio, an endangered native bird, lives in the lowland forests, as does the amakihi, an endemic honeycreeper that is not classified as endangered, he noted.

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Some bird populations on the Big Island, including the apapane and amakihi, have shown signs of resistance to disease.

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The University of Hawaii said Monday the disease sometimes called scaly leg was first detected in the Hawaii amakihi in 2007.

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An island-wide survey of key native forest bird habitats revealed the infestation is limited to the Hawaii amakihi.

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The Hawaii amakihi is a honeycreeper with green and yellow feathers.

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