Akikiki
Photo: Photographer: Carter Atkinson, USGS · Public domain

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Akikiki

Oreomystis bairdi

CRCritically Endangered Endemic to United States
Family
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies (Fringillidae)
Order
Passeriformes

Overview

The ʻakikiki (pronounced ) (Oreomystis bairdi), also called the Kauaʻi creeper, is a critically endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper endemic to Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi. It is the only member of the genus Oreomystis. Of the Hawaiian birds known to be extant, it is thought to be the most endangered, with only 454 wild individuals reported as of 2018. A survey report in 2021 estimated the population at 45 with a 5 percent annual decrease, in July 2023 the remaining number of wild birds was estimated to be just 5 individuals.

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

Range and habitat

Montane ohia forest of Kauai.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.