Akiapolaau
Photo: United States Fish and Wildlife Service · Public domain

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Akiapolaau

Hemignathus wilsoni

Family
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies (Fringillidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The ʻakiapōlāʻau (ah-kee-ah-POH-lah-ow), also known as the Hawaiian woodpecker, is a species of Hawaiian honeycreeper that is endemic to the island of Hawaii. Its natural habitats are dry and montane moist forests, and it is the only bird species on the island to occupy the woodpecker niche. The bird is 5.5 inches (14 cm) in length, and has an unusually curved beak-(a specialist species). The ʻakiapolaʻau is a pudgy bird which has a whitish bottom and tail, black legs, yellow chest, orangish head, black face mask and bill and gray black wings.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Montane koa forest of Hawaii.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.