Description
(Loxops caeruleirostris). (Wils) 1. male adult, 2. female adult ! Male AD.; 2 Female AD.
Date 1893-1900
Source Walter Rothschild. The Avifauna of Laysan and the neighbouring islands with a complete history to date of the birds of the Hawaiian possession. London: R.H. Porter, 1893-1900.
Author Artist/Künstler: John Gerrard Keulemans (1842-1912)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Loxops_caeruleirostris1.jpg

The ʻakekeʻe (Loxops caeruleirostris) is a bird species in the family Fringillidae, where it is placed in the Hawaiian honeycreeper genus Loxops. It is endemic to the island of Kauaʻi where it is found in small numbers in higher elevations. Because of their similar size, shape, and unusual bill, the ʻakekeʻe and the ʻakepa (Loxops coccineus) were for some time classified as a single species. This was eventually changed, because of differences in their color, nesting behavior, and calls. Order: Passeriformes, Family: Fringillidae, Species: Loxops caeruleirostris Wilson, 1890