Hawai'i 'Amakihi (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Cruz

Hawai'i 'Amakihi

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A Hawai'i 'Amakihi, one of just 15 surviving bird species in the Hawaiian honeycreeper family, is a frequent reservoir for avian malaria. Originally, more than 50 distinct species of Hawaiian honeycreeper existed. Some populations of ‘Amakihi are resistant and can survive infection.

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Photo by Christa Seidl

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