#scarlet Honeycreeper

[ilikeloons]

Alright bird nerds, buckle up. It's profile picture lore time.

This is an 'I'iwi (ee-EE-vee) or a Scarlet Honeycreeper. They are endemic only to the Hawaiian Islands and high high altitudes. Although they will sometimes head further down to forage for food, which is flower nectar (unsurprising after peeping that beak). They are in the same family as the American gold Finch and Pine Siskin - which is a fact that blew my mind.

They are at risk from mammal introduction to the islands and avian pox/malaria and scarce food. The 'ōhi'a tree, one of their main food sources, is similarly vulnerable from a fungus that can kill a tree in a matter of days.

This 'I'iwi was photographed at Hosmer Grove in Haleakalā National Park. We were able to watch them for a few hours before heading up to the summit. I had gotten a few of the photos below, but not up close shots. On our way back down the volcano, I asked my boyfriend if he minded stopping for an extra 20 mins to see if I could get a closer picture. Right as I walked into the grove I got this shot.

Few others from the same day:

[kneelian]

Hello! A bird for you I'iwi or Scarlet Honeycreeper! My profile pic. They have a very interesting curve to their beaks and a very cute face. They are also frequently upside down to get their lil noggins into flowers. 😄

gosh, they really are so cute! this one was fun to draw, thank you! i'iwi digital / photoshop 2025

[snototter]

An 'i'iwi or scarlet honeycreeper (Drepanis coccinea) feeds on flowers in the Hakalau Forest Wildlife Refuge, Hawai'i

by hawk person

[birdblues]

ʻIʻiwi

[nyctibiusgrandis]

I’iwi

Drepanis coccinea

Kula - Kailialinu

May 18, 2023 9:18 a.m.

Photography by me

I’ve decided to start using this blog as a place to put the pictures I’ve taken while birding. And what better way to start that than with possibly the rarest sighting I’ve ever had.

This little guy is an I’iwi and was the main bird I was hoping to find when I visited Maui in May. I remember seeing the flash of scarlet through the trees and the hope that it was an I’iwi. I could’ve stood there and watched it for hours.

Something so small and yet so important. Unfortunately, these guys are one of the 17 remaining species of Hawaiian honeycreepers out of the original 56 species. This rapid extinction has been due to the spread of avian malaria, not to mention habitat loss and predation.

If you ever have the chance to see one of these guys don’t just take one glance. Truly stop to look at them. They’re such a marvel of evolution.

[lowcountry-gothic]

Hawaiian Birds, by Michelle Cheng.

[xaioloon]

Day 4 of Birdtober: 'I'iwi (Scarlet Honeycreeper)

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An ʻiʻiwi, or the Scarlet Hawaiian honeycreeper, perches on a branch in Hawai’i.

© Mark Kimu

[herpsandbirds]

We have "eat a tasty berry!", but how about "eat a tasty flower!"? Or perhaps "drink from a tasty flower!" would be more accurate?

YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!

Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus) male, EAT A TASTY NECTAR!!!, family Nectariniidae, order Passeriformes, India

photograph by Arindam Saha

Blue-faced Honeyeater (Entomyzon cyanotis), EAT A TASTY NECTAR!!!, family Meliphagidae, order Passeriformes, Australia

photograph by Roger Fance

I'iwi aka Scarlet Honeycreeper (Drepanis coccinea), EAT A TASTY NECTARRRR!!!!, family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes, Maui, Hawaii

photograph by David Cohen David Cohen (@davidcohenphotodc)

[lylahammar]

today was a really good day and so for today's bird(s) I would like to present: the entirety of the tanager family! there's a ton to choose from but my personal favs are the flame-faced tanager, the rufous-throated tanager, the blue-grey tanager, the masked flowerpiercer, and the golden-collared honeycreeper. oh and I can't forget the scarlet tanager, who rivals the vermilion flycatcher in terms of its incredible vividness! (also, I'm glad you're having fun with this too!!)

OOOOH I LOVE THESE my favorites are the flame-faced and the golden-collared honeycreeper!! I looooove that the honeycreeper looks like a tiny emperor penguin that is so cute 🥰 And also the rufous-throated has a really adorable face!! Thank you for sharing again!! 💛

[tropic-havens]

Kauaʻi ʻiʻiwi or scarlet honeycreeper (Drepanis coccinea) sitting next to the curved flower it evolved alongside, Hāhāʻaiakamanu (Clermontia fauriei).

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[999moneyglobal]

Colombia 10,000 Pesos Banknote, 1994 The Colombia 10,000 Pesos banknote was released by the Bank of the Republic in 1994 to commemorate the Quincentennial of Columbus' voyage. The banknote comes in a color combination of green, brown, red, and yellow. Its obverse design features a plant, two sailing ships, an Embera Indian woman, a plate, and a gold figure. The back of the note depicts a greater flamingo, an Andean condor, a green honeycreeper, an Andean cock of the rock, a blue and yellow macaw, a hoatzin, a scarlet ibis, a yellow-hooded blackbird, a metallic green tanager, a white pelican, a frigatebird, a keel-billed toucan, a Baltimore oriole, a scarlet macaw, a yellow-crowned parrot, and a red-capped cardinal. It also shows Martin Waldseemullers 1507 world map, the cornucopia bank seal, and Cristobal Colons Santa Maria sailing ship. The paper bill is 140 x 70 mm in size and bears one plain security thread and one with printed BRC 10000. The banknote also has a watermark that reflects an Embera woman

[psikonauti]

ʻIʻiwi aka scarlet honeycreeper (Vestiaria coccinea)

Photographed by Jim Denny.

[birdblues]

'I'iwi

[strflr]

Horned Grebe & ‘i’iwi for #avianaugust!

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