| Kauaʻi ʻAmakihi | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Drepanididae |
| Genus: | Hemignathus |
| Species: | H. kauaiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemignathus kauaiensis Pratt, 1989 |
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| Synonyms | |
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Viridonia stejnegeri Wilson, 1980 |
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The Kauaʻi ʻAmakihi is the species of ʻAmakihi that is found on Kauaʻi. It was created when the original Amakihi spread across the islands as they migrated. These birds eventually stopped moving and adapted with the islands. Each form of the ʻAmakihi is slightly different from the others from color, song, and habitat. The Kauaʻi ʻAmakihi is a common green bird that appears to have some resistance to the diseases. It has been confused as a greener form of the ʻAnianiau. It is slightly larger, about five inches long. It has a dark eye stripe that goes down to the bill which is also black.